The second lecture was all about different types of management in the organization. Prof. Mandi explained that to us through a group activity. The goal of the activity was to use wooden blocks to make a tower. He gave us two options to do so. First, a single person would build the tower without the help of anyone else, and second, a blindfolded person would build the tower with the help of a person who would instruct him to do it. The question "Which method would you choose" was thrown to the class. There was an equal mix of students preferring both methods. Prof. Mandi asked the reason behind choosing the answers. Some said that the blindfolded person is handicapped and won't be able to perform at the highest level when compared to a person who can see, while others said that a team can perform a task better than an individual.
Prof. Mandi related this scenario to the management of an organization. He said that the single person doing the job was like a cottage industry where there is no senior management to look over how things are being done. 1 man does all the job. The blindfolded person resembled the worker or person at the lowest level in the hierarchy who executed the steps, whereas the person helping him was the manager who would tell him to do the work. We then discussed how the person's productivity, skill etc. is affected as a result of this.
Prof asked us to bid for the number of blocks that can be placed by the person who would be executing the job alone. The estimate was to build a 14 block tower. The single person first started placing the blocks and managed to get 22 blocks one on top of the other before it collapsed.
The second group then started placing the blocks. The blindfolded person was asked to place the block with only his left hand. The second person had to guide the first person and tell him the exact place to position. These 2 played the roles of a worker and a manager in any firm. Though the pace was slow (low efficiency), the team managed to place 24 blocks before the tower collapsed.
The key takeaway from this lecture was that a proper management is required for smooth functioning and growth of any organisation. A single person managing everything can take the business only to a certain extent. A group of individuals, led by an able leader is a better way to run the organisation in the long run.
Prof. Mandi related this scenario to the management of an organization. He said that the single person doing the job was like a cottage industry where there is no senior management to look over how things are being done. 1 man does all the job. The blindfolded person resembled the worker or person at the lowest level in the hierarchy who executed the steps, whereas the person helping him was the manager who would tell him to do the work. We then discussed how the person's productivity, skill etc. is affected as a result of this.
Prof asked us to bid for the number of blocks that can be placed by the person who would be executing the job alone. The estimate was to build a 14 block tower. The single person first started placing the blocks and managed to get 22 blocks one on top of the other before it collapsed.
The second group then started placing the blocks. The blindfolded person was asked to place the block with only his left hand. The second person had to guide the first person and tell him the exact place to position. These 2 played the roles of a worker and a manager in any firm. Though the pace was slow (low efficiency), the team managed to place 24 blocks before the tower collapsed.
The key takeaway from this lecture was that a proper management is required for smooth functioning and growth of any organisation. A single person managing everything can take the business only to a certain extent. A group of individuals, led by an able leader is a better way to run the organisation in the long run.
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