And once again we were with Dr. Mandi. This time we were greeted with wooden blocks as part of the Mandi products.
We were provided with two cases, which consisted of building a tower using the blocks:
1. The first case had an open eyed person doing the job.
2. The second case had a blind-folded person doing the same job.
We were then asked to guess how many blocks each person could place one over the other till the tower fell. As expected, the number guessed for the blind-folded person was lesser than that for the open eyed person. We could see the normal human behavior, where in we expect less out of a person who we think cannot perform efficiently due to various different reasons.
We were then made to perform this activity in class. The first person, who was open eyed could place 22 blocks one over the other in a go. For the second case, we had one person (blind-folded) doing what a second person (Manager - open eyed) instructed him to do, both being watched by a third person (the CEO). The second case could place 25 blocks.
And so came into picture an important lesson here.
It explained the modern management concept of delegation of power.
The first person had the power of 'Decision-making' as well as 'Doing' with him. This needed him to perform two tasks. This decremented the end productivity. The modern management concept says we can split the 'Decision-making' part and the 'Doing part', as it was seen in the second case, where the Doer was the blind-folded person,
the manager was the second person, and the third person acted as the supervisor or CEO. This second approach increases the productivity of the end task, as was seen.
Though the second case has its own challenges, but overall it is a far better and efficient manner of management.
And so our second day was concluded with this important and unforgettable lesson which was so beautifully and practically explained by none other than Dr. Mandi. :)
We were provided with two cases, which consisted of building a tower using the blocks:
1. The first case had an open eyed person doing the job.
2. The second case had a blind-folded person doing the same job.
We were then asked to guess how many blocks each person could place one over the other till the tower fell. As expected, the number guessed for the blind-folded person was lesser than that for the open eyed person. We could see the normal human behavior, where in we expect less out of a person who we think cannot perform efficiently due to various different reasons.
We were then made to perform this activity in class. The first person, who was open eyed could place 22 blocks one over the other in a go. For the second case, we had one person (blind-folded) doing what a second person (Manager - open eyed) instructed him to do, both being watched by a third person (the CEO). The second case could place 25 blocks.
And so came into picture an important lesson here.
It explained the modern management concept of delegation of power.
The first person had the power of 'Decision-making' as well as 'Doing' with him. This needed him to perform two tasks. This decremented the end productivity. The modern management concept says we can split the 'Decision-making' part and the 'Doing part', as it was seen in the second case, where the Doer was the blind-folded person,
the manager was the second person, and the third person acted as the supervisor or CEO. This second approach increases the productivity of the end task, as was seen.
Though the second case has its own challenges, but overall it is a far better and efficient manner of management.
And so our second day was concluded with this important and unforgettable lesson which was so beautifully and practically explained by none other than Dr. Mandi. :)
simple and efficient....nicely summarized.
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