GSCHERL@fed.ism.ca (GSCHERL) continues the discussion about
short term management focus:
>...Most Business managers are not looking that far ahead or barely aware
>of problems. When they ask about it they are reassured. Isn't that
>what a good manager does? Most IT managers are focused on servicing
>the business managers needs for today.
I would say that most managers (not just IT managers) are working on the
problems of today and THEN will spend some time on tomorrow. But their
scope for tomorrow will be biassed by the hot topics of their bosses if
they are astute. Only by making LO the hot topic of the bosses will it get
any attention...
>...And if the average stay is 2.5 yrs in
>an organization, how will long-term strategies such as learning orgs,
>Y2K, Quality... be implemented and continued?
Only if the strategies are the politically correct areas for the present.
I don't agree with this but I strongly believe we have to deal with our
current reality in order to move forward on any front.
For the fun of it! ... Keith
--Keith Cowan <72212.51@CompuServe.COM>
Learning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>