This time Dr. Mandi used a magnet to teach us
another concept of management. As the magnet induces the magnetic force in soft
metals, the same way a manager can influence the behaviour of its employees
towards the organisation. It can be done by aligning them with the
organisation. This alignment can happen in the following ways:
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Alignment of Roles
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Alignment of People
·
Alignment of Goals
Alignment of Roles is necessary to make a coherent
organisation so that each position of responsibility play a strategic part.
People must be aligned to generate, improve and retain skills and knowledge
which is important for organisation.
Alignment of Goals is the most important part of
alignment. It is a humanitarian aspect of management which is captured by Henry Fayol. Any organisation cannot reach to its full potential until individual
interests of its employees are aligned with organisational interest.
It is not an exaggeration to say:
Goal attainment is equal to goal alignment
In the above figure, all the arrows are assumed to be the factors of
production. In absence of magnetic field, all factors works hap hazardously
according to their individual aspirations. But a good manager can have the
magnetic influence and is able to align all the factors of production with the
organisation. Dr. Mandi’s concept of teaching management by using just a simple
magnet is very well taken by the students.
For aligning the goals, following three must be
aligned:
Aspirations
Beliefs
Action