Issue 42: the so-called management team

The so-called team management

Almost all companies have a so-called “ Team management ”. Usually , Such a management team is composed of middle-level managers . As we observed earlier , take The team The word is used for a group of people , But this does not guarantee that this group of people will be able to work as a team . They may just be a mob , There is no common goal , There is no common value , Nor do they have complementary skills . For most so-called “ Management team ”, This is a common situation .

We mentioned that for the management team , The following phenomena usually exist: : Team members have a strong sense of self-defense , Burdened by bureaucracy , They are all assigned to scattered tasks , Mutual isolation , Work overtime , And need to compete with others . Such a team cannot be an organic whole .

What's worse is , What they lack is what any team needs : Group ownership of work products . Any achievement they make in the team is just a member of the team , Not the achievements of the team as a whole . The more competitive managers are , The more obvious this situation is . We can even see extreme examples , The unspoken rule is ： If things are profitable , Then try every means to grab it , If you can't get it , Just break it .

Danger zone

In organizations of any size , The most suitable learning centers are usually located in the blank space between middle managers . If such a blank area becomes an important communication channel , If middle managers can work together as the redesign of the organization , Joint undertaking , Then the overflow of learning may be obtained . On the other hand , If there is no communication in the blank area , There is no common goal , Learning will stagnate .

If middle managers are isolated from each other , embattled , scheme against each other , From this point of view , Such an organization is still in the ignorant stage of drinking blood like a hair .

Building communities

Now? , Most of us don't really live in a community . People are not familiar with its neighbors , They work in different places , No one expects children to settle in the same town .

But we still have expectations for the community . The current situation is that most towns have no possibility of maintaining communities . in fact , Only in the working environment , We have a chance to find such a community . If it exists , We can find out .

Communities do not form naturally from work . It needs to be created . Those who create communities , Is our hero behind the scenes .

How to create and build communities , How to make the community develop healthily to meet the needs of more people , This is politics , Politics is the relationship between people .

Organizations that can successfully build communities are more likely to retain people . When employees have enough community awareness , They don't want to leave . Your investment in human capital has also paid off , And then willing to invest more , Then your employees will perform better , I also prefer your company .

This positive reinforcement will form a virtuous circle .

Of course , Even having a good community atmosphere may not guarantee you to retain your employees . There are many reasons for employees to leave , For example, pursue better career development . However , When employees leave such a company , They also tend to choose the right time to try not to adversely affect the community . This situation is good for anyone who works on the project , It means that employees will probably not leave during the project . Even if employees are leaving , It is also likely to leave at the end of the project , This is more effective than many other measures you take to retain employees .

ok , The community is really good , Building a community at work is an admirable goal . that , How to build a community ?

We don't think there is a standard formula available . Like any art , Creating a successful community requires talent , Courage and creativity . meanwhile , You need to spend a lot of time . Of course , You can't fight alone , It's best to be a catalyst . Your creative form should be different .