Obama doing too much? A perfect example of how well flat management works.

Many are criticizing Obama for doing too much. Starting to many programs and ‘biting off more then he can chew’.

Not so I say. While I am not endorsing his programs I am very pleased with his       ability to manage a diverse, complicated and numerous list of agenda items and he therefore is a perfect example of  implementing an effective flat management approach and  we see its benefits. he is accomplishing much in a very short time.

He states the goals he wishes to achieve, empowers his cabinet members to do what it takes to reach his objectives and  to also figure out how to get there, what the strategy may be and then to implement effectively.

Of course Obama inspects their process, reviews their findings and affirms their strategies, further checking on achievement.

He further accepts final responsibility and the results be them good or bad and pays respect to the managers whose efforts the program represents, giving credit were credit is due.

The man is an excellent flat manager and is demonstrating how much more can be done if he removes himself from every possible decision and micro managing every effort and trusts his managers to do their job.

That is why he has cabinet level appointees handling major areas of his agenda and authorizes them to create programs that will reach his goals.

That is flat management. Without it he would be able to do far less and would buried by the enormousness of the tasks.

Take a page out of his book, manage flatly, get far more done take responsibility for the failures and applaud the managers giving them credit for the successes they achieved. Inspect, review and project but let your managers carry the heavy weight. Give them discretionary decision making authority to reach your goals and hold them accountable for their achieving the desired end. Inspect them frequently along the way and free them to do what they have to do, encourage them if they have failures and errors and accept the responsibility for defeat while rewarding them for success.

Thats flat management …if Obama can do it, you can too.

Now.

flat management, its the way to go.

Good job Obama, now hopefully his goals are clearly defined and the right ones, that remains to be seen, but his management style is excellent and will afford him the opportunity to get far more done then a more pyramidal organizational style and format.