The future of management

Yesterday I met an interesting article in cio.com regarding innovation. The title is quite provocative "Can't innovate? It's management's faults (really!!)". In this article Elana Varon interviews Gary Hamel, writer of the new management book "The future of management".

Gary said in this interview that :
"Management is about doing two things. One, it's about amplifying human capabilities to create the conditions that inspire people and to encourage people to give the best of themselves. The second dimension is aggregating human capability so people can do collectively what they couldn't do individually. Like building a Boeing 787, for example.

The Internet is doing exactly what management is supposed to do. It's amplifying and aggregating human capabilities. It's democratizing the tools of creativity, from digital cameras to blogs to the ability to do mash-ups. The Net is also surprisingly good at aggregating human capability. Linux is the fastest evolving piece of software that human beings have ever created.

The three big challenges for companies over the next generation are going to be: Adaptability—how you build things that can transform themselves. Innovation—how you mobilize the imagination of every single person in your organization. Engagement—how you create organizations that are so engaging emotionally and intellectually that people want to bring their capabilities to work. What's the most adaptable innovative and engaging thing on the planet? The Internet. "

Bang!!!! there you go the connection between management disciplines and IT (Information Technology) that seems to me quite confusing for sometimes. Well, Microsoft did talked a lot about this internet technology, SOA, XML, Collaborative Workspace, etc. but still it's not pinpoint the very essence of this matter.

Management is change, the way you manage your people - that are to amplify his abilities & working collaboratively - is change. So whether you join the ride and "surf" the IT wave, or being left behind with the old paradigm of management.