Comments - Where is the missing skunk? - TBD2024-03-29T13:06:56Zhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1991841%3ABlogPost%3A1492154&xn_auth=noThis has to do with the diffe…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-03-04:1991841:Comment:14930482013-03-04T16:21:26.394Zexedirhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/exedir
<p>This has to do with the difference between the job and the employee. </p>
<p>I too have worked in this area, including my own study on work and groups. The idea that labor is production is not passe, but in some cases, not necessary. What is need is contribution of experience, base knowledge and problem identification and a method to solve the problem and overall, have a successful work experience for the employer which is not always the same for the employee or group of employees.…</p>
<p>This has to do with the difference between the job and the employee. </p>
<p>I too have worked in this area, including my own study on work and groups. The idea that labor is production is not passe, but in some cases, not necessary. What is need is contribution of experience, base knowledge and problem identification and a method to solve the problem and overall, have a successful work experience for the employer which is not always the same for the employee or group of employees. </p>
<p>Work groups, teams, can be successful even if they fail to accomplish their objectives if the participants can feel good about themselves and the overall experience as much as the results and outcome.</p>
<p>Many times if there is no financial element involved, then a group resolves its own rewards, or penalties. If there is a financial gain involved for the participants then it will organize and resolve, again, its own rewards and penalties, which also can contribute to a bad overall result.</p>
<p>The idea of working together is one of the reasons we did not end up being lunch as our ancestors worked together to protect their community from predation and attack.</p>
<p>As one of my prior business acquaintances point out you have to swim with the sharks to survive. Question is swim where and why sharks, and then schooling is a survival strategy. </p> Some of this management scien…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-03-03:1991841:Comment:14925052013-03-03T17:31:18.915ZMandy Muffinhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MandyMuffin
<p>Some of this management science comes from the Japanese system called Kaizen. <a href="http://www.kaizen.com/" target="_blank">http://www.kaizen.com/</a> It literally means "we are all this together." The integrated system involves shared responsibility and common accountability. An absent worker doing a job at home would have a tough time contributing in this system. Workers change jobs within the group and and are all responsible for the completion of the task. For example,…</p>
<p>Some of this management science comes from the Japanese system called Kaizen. <a href="http://www.kaizen.com/" target="_blank">http://www.kaizen.com/</a> It literally means "we are all this together." The integrated system involves shared responsibility and common accountability. An absent worker doing a job at home would have a tough time contributing in this system. Workers change jobs within the group and and are all responsible for the completion of the task. For example, assemblers in a Toyota plant work in teams of eight, switching jobs and having the authority to shut the line if a possible quality issue is present. </p>
<p>I am sure there are plenty of jobs that can be done at home with no decrease in quality. I gave the example of a medical billing service. But the usual distinctions between classification of workers into professions or types of work is decreasing, rather than the norm, in modern day industry. </p> There is a move in most indus…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-03-03:1991841:Comment:14922452013-03-03T15:35:35.341ZMGDJhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MauriceGDionJr
<p>There is a move in most industries away from functional management culture into a project management culture. This requires a matrix style organization that aren't as strict in their lines of authority. Decentralization of authority and empowering employees engages them in their work. This way, they are less likely to react as badly to cost cutting measures such as reduction of benefits. Project management culture addresses stakeholder management, risk management, earned value and cost…</p>
<p>There is a move in most industries away from functional management culture into a project management culture. This requires a matrix style organization that aren't as strict in their lines of authority. Decentralization of authority and empowering employees engages them in their work. This way, they are less likely to react as badly to cost cutting measures such as reduction of benefits. Project management culture addresses stakeholder management, risk management, earned value and cost and schedule constraints. With the technology available, organizations can manage projects across many lines of businesses and stay connected with their team through centralized cloud based servers.</p>