Mike
A very well made point about the 'baggage' carried by the term manager in
the world of new organisations.
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The question is, "Is management the right term to use and what do we
intend by it in the world of new organisations?"
I do not think it appropriate because of its roots (hands on to make
happen, driving livestock and, more recently, command and control). On
the other hand, I haven't found an acceptable term.
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Let me know if/ when you do. I have also been searching and have
encountered the same problem. Leader has other baggage [heros, those out
in front, etc] and, as recent posts on military organisations have pointed
out these are valid meanings in some contexts. And manager, like the
QWERTY keyboard is a well embedded meme [distinction/ unit of meaning/
artefact] from a different context.
I have soemtimes wondered whetgher it is possible to find a new word
entirely, one which conveys the managers new roles and is powerful enough
to catch the general imagination. Idead anyone?
If Price
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