Let's talk business...

Ok, so this will be my first post to my new blog. What’s on my mind today: Really bad Management/ Managers? Having worked in the high tech industry for many years, I am thoroughly annoyed at the lack of good managers in business today. Having spoken with friends and colleges in similar businesses, the management techniques used in this day and age are obsolete and do not make any sense, yet here they are. It’s no secret that today’s biggest and best companies employ unique management techniques that get the most out of employees and result in employees that actually care about the company they work for and the work that they do. Yet here we are, seeing many businesses still using and promoting old management techniques that are not as affective as the new model of management thinking.
My thoughts on the internet containing easy access to good management techniques were taken down a bit when I performed searches myself on the topic. Sure there are plenty of sites out there boasting better management techniques and practices, but all I found was the same regurgitated “best practices” information, worded slightly differently on every site. Sure we all know management needs to “communicate”, “motivate” and promote a “team” atmosphere, but how? Anyone can tell you what you need to do, but nobody seems to be willing to show you how to do it, unless you pay for it, and heftily. Business analysts and consultants are extremely expensive, and all they are going to do is tell you what you probably already know. School is good, but also costly, time consuming and will not yield results in a timely fashion. So what’s a business/manager to do? I hope to have answers to this question soon enough….