MANAGEMENT PARADOXES. In todays world of work despite the growing body of information about effective organisational design, intelligent technology systems and management practice, many paradoxes exist. In reality busy managers prioritise what is urgent and struggle to focus on what is important. These are just some examples of current paradoxes:.
FACT: People are the organisations most important asset.
PARADOX: Leaders often do not have the bandwidth to focus on important aspects of people management.
FACT: An organisations culture affects the behaviours of everyone, even its customers.
PARADOX: Constant change reduces an organisations ability to maintain a consistent culture.
FACT: A strong brand delivers competitive advantages
PARADOX: The more distributed [bigger] a brand becomes the higher the risk of dilution and subsequent loss of competitive advantage.
FACT: High performing teams deliver excellence
PARADOX: Groups of high performing individuals do not always translate into a high performing team
The ImageChoice team, know about how organisations function, there are patterns to be understood and managed. We believe that sustainable competitive advantage depends on how well an organisation can manage paradoxes like these.