2-Why do Chestnut & Hazelnut Managers hamper initiatives?
In one of my recent posts I have talked about traditional
management styles where transparency and open communications is not practised.
I emphasised how in normal times these barriers have caused severe damage to large
corporations as well as medium and small enterprises. I named these gate keeper
as chestnut and hazelnut officers rather than
leaders. Now I want to touch base on an even greater exposure which can lead to
uncertainty and instability in situations when catastrophe strucks.
When businesses suffer from economic turn arounds the
easiest path to trace is usually downsizing. Many attractive acronyms are
invented to comfort those who are leaving. These varying statement also takes
the responsibility of the shoulders of leaders.
Here are some examples, right sizing, restructuring, repositioning,
customer alignment any many more cuddly pronouncements are recycled over the
course of management history.
