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A Philosophy of Management - Part 2 by James F Heller

Yesterday we began to consider three key ingredients to success and successful management. There are always suggestions by those in the company and those who are not in the company as to what is needed to make the company more prosperous. While perhaps all the suggestions may be some help I believe that there are three key ingredients. The previous article addressed the first one:

1. Commitment to work on a goal.

There is almost unlimited power in a commitment to a goal. Most people today have lost the understanding of the power of a commitment. This is very evident in the realm of the home based business. People sign up on the dotted line, send in the money and two days later they no longer want to be a part of it. These people did not understand that they had made a commitment. They have now set themselves up for one failure after another.

2. Unity among the people

Here it is again – a simple idea but an almost impossible thing to see happen. Unity – what does that mean today, or to me? We have grown up in a world that is still operating under the old philosophical idea of “might makes right.” It is astounding that after all these millennia that come and gone that power, intimidation, fear, coercion are still very much alive in the heart and mind of mankind.

Man is not becoming more educated is caring about one another. Our education is being used to develop weapons, schemes, frauds, and scams that will take advantage of anyone and everyone. We are still a “Me First and to Hell with everyone else” people.

Even though society and companies appear to want to help everyone they can it becomes obvious in the corporate set up that the communistic philosophy is very much alive. In communism everyone is equal. It is just that some are more equal than others. There are the rich and there are the poor. There is no middle class. Destroy the hope and initiative in the people and they will simply be slaves to those who are more equal.

We have trouble understanding unity. We think unity is where everyone likes my idea. There are times when we definitely need to listen to those who have traveled the road already. But there is also a time when those who join us had some creative ideas that need to be considered. There is nothing threatening about a new idea. Where there is true unity new ideas are welcomed like a big tax return.

True unity means that everyone wants to suggest improvement and make the company more successful. When the company is more successful then everyone in the company should receive some benefit from the suggestion.

I remember working for a company where I made some major suggestions and when they were submitted to management it was my bosses name on the suggestions not mine. I was told that is the way it works in the company. Needless to say I quit making suggestions of improvements. Unity was not taking place in that company.

If you can find a company where true unity is taking place – get into it. Even in the home based businesses it is difficult to find unity. There are only a few businesses where those at the ‘top’ actually care about helping the new person become successful. When you find one – join.

Stay tuned for the Third Key Ingredient to a Successful Business.

JFHeller
James F Heller

I worked in the corporate world for 15 years – oil & gas taxation, payroll accountant. The next 26 years have been in church ministry. I am nearing retirement without retirement income so had to start looking for a means of support. Internet Marketing was the answer. www.jamesfheller.com