The Power of Grassroots Management

Author: Guy Browning
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Talk to any manager, and he will tell you the desire in his heart: to come to the office one morning and see solutions in the inbox instead of a series of problems; to have employees no longer adopt a "you tell me what to do, and I'll do as you say" attitude, but to proactively contribute ideas for the company; to have the team fully empowered, passionate, and vibrant. All of this is actually achievable! Just as the vitality of grass comes from the roots, the grassroots employees are the source of vitality for the enterprise. "The Power of Grassroots Management" reveals a fundamental management principle through the story of a gardener and a garden: if you want the entire enterprise to be proactive and responsible, you must focus on the grassroots. Only when top-down encouragement and bottom-up efforts are combined can the enterprise develop rapidly.