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The new wave - Humanistic Management and why you need to get on board.
The new wave, Humanistic Management, is coming and you would be wise now to get on board! Our economy needs a boostTake a look around and you will see a lackluster economy in many countriesaround the world. While some of this does have to do with financial crisis,much more has to do with poor management.People come to work with high expectations. In many workplaces adults aretreated like children with an overemphasis on punishment, reward, and sillycontests. Add to this an old outdated style of management, and as a result,people are fearful to be creative, take risks, have courage at work, andproductivity suffers.In the early 20th century, scientific management was focused on efficiencyand effectiveness. Early managers managed through one way mirror monitoring,controlling employees, and their actions. Some workplaces today still operatethis way. Followed was behaviorism with the initial idea that if people can beinvolved in the process of giving feedback about how they do their work,productivity would increase. Sadly, over time this model was extended too farwith the carrot and stick approach which most modern workplaces resemble. As a result today’s modern worker doesn’tlike his or her work very much. It has become a survival necessity, workingonly for money. When people are working for survival, they are not veryproductive in the long term. Modern workplaces today assume workers are lazyand assume they need competition, rankings and ratings, and the threat ofpunishment.Today’s workplace is going to changeMost workers don’t like their work and would leave in a moment if they hada better offer or opportunity. This is especially true for today younger workerunder 30,[url=http://www.govtvault.com/]gucci belt men[/url], who unlike their parents expect work to provide balance, joy, andpositive relationships. Unfortunately, most HR policies and programs filledwith performance management models and too many rules and constraints whichdon’t add value to really what’s needed for today’s modern worker. Although,the new generation and those who are still in school between the ages 15 and 25in about ten years will finally bring change. These future managers willdiscard rewards and recognition, performance management models, and other likemodels of carrot and stick. They will be replaced with evolving work groups,[url=http://www.leedpe.com/]christian louboutin sale[/url],instant feedback, and fast moving social networks. These future managers willlook back on the annual review and wonder what was the purpose? Instead they will use a system of two waysinstant communications based on openness, trust, and respect. Goals andobjectives will be set and monitored like today but in a more collaborative waywithout the goal of catching people doing things wrong at work.How can we make positive changes now?Managers today need to reexamine their behavior and assumptions about whatdrives people at work. They have to ask, “Are we enabling joy at work or justfear which is limiting growth and creativity?”They have to ask, “Are we leading healthy systems or systems which arepunitive and stagnant?” It’s time to try new approaches which will take courageby today’s leaders.The New Humanistic Management is here nowA new wave is needed now, which I am calling Humanistic Management. It issystems based and is built around a new working model of trust andcollaboration between management and employees. Written performance reviews arereplaced with daily face to face communications where possible. Dialog betweenworkers and management is feedback based not evaluative in nature. Carrot andstick is replaced by compensation models which reward team effort. Restrictivepolicies and rules are replaced by workplaces which accommodate the ways inwhich people like to work best. Job descriptions and other non-value added HRpolicy is replaced by processes and evolving opportunities for people tocontribute in multiple areas based on their abilities and interests at thetime. Human Resources models also change to place the focus on enabling joy atwork as only then will a person feel vested and ready to make a fullcontribution. This new wave of Humanistic Management will focus on people overprofit with a clear understanding that this is the route to business success.Management will manage through coaching, collaboration as business partners notout of positions of authority or power. This is good for people, business, andmost important for society.Greed sub-optimizes the systemUnfortunately, unless behavior is changed, patterns continue. If we look atthe Enron crisis, the Dot Com crash, the mortgage meltdown and the on-goingbehavior on Wall Street, behavior has not changed and we are headed for yetanother crisis in around 2 years. When organizations manage by creating winnersand losers with their employees, everyone loses.How to role model the new Best Manager?First, change your assumptions around people. Take a new position thatpeople do their best at work when their deep interests and abilities, whichthey are motivated to do, are aligned. People want to feel vested at work.People want to contribute and make a difference. People want feedback at worknot evaluation. Treat people as partners, as adults in collaboration. Eliminatethe non-valued added performance review, silly contests, slogans, restrictivework hours and all punitive measures. Enable more flexibility, more balance,and more creative ways to work. As a result, the organization will see betterresults. It might easy to read this article and dismiss this as another new agewish list for work. This would be a mistake. The younger generation is growingup fast and will implement this in either case over the next 10 years. It willbe implemented because the current system isn’t working for business or for people.The new wave, Humanistic Management, is coming and you would be wise now to geton board!l’ll be cheering you on as you go!Craig Nathanson