tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251030811992285392.post8256167161542028777..comments2023-04-28T12:55:16.460+03:00Comments on Zipipop Theory: The Death of Middle ManagementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251030811992285392.post-50615222623798772212009-11-17T20:16:42.185+02:002009-11-17T20:16:42.185+02:00Very good points and to be fair the middle manager...Very good points and to be fair the middle managers as we know them are not going to disappear over night. However, I predict that gradually their roles will either start to become more focused, such as project management, or they will become specialized and cross-organizational – such as the new role for overseeing collaboration activities and social media management in the form of the Community Manager.<br /><br />In addition, there is more and more evidence showing how rule-based collaborative systems can be incredibly self-organizing. Wikipedia is the most well know version but relies on a massive user-base – so it would be difficult to replicate within a normal organization. However, <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/anthropology_the_art_of_building_a_successful_soci.php" rel="nofollow">Stack Overflow</a> is a very impressive example of a self-managing system that works on a smaller scale.<br /><br />If you can provide the right social incentives, particularly a sense of <a href="http://www.besser20.de/english/" rel="nofollow">audience and feedback</a>, it can often be more motivating than traditional sticks and carrots. <br /><br />And I have started some research into how social media principles can finally be used to unlock some aspects of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_%28psychology%29" rel="nofollow">Flow</a> that were not really possible before. And the first concept we are working on involves a collaborative task management system – which, if designed properly, will only need a minimal amount of managing.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462219669126160684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251030811992285392.post-12989644779772640482009-11-17T17:02:15.166+02:002009-11-17T17:02:15.166+02:00There are some really good ideas. Especially the n...There are some really good ideas. Especially the new form of social power is an interesting concept to study. I also like the idea of the site, looking forwards to seeing it live.<br /><br />What I was wondering is the concept of The Death of the Middle Management. While there are lots of people with lots of ideas in the employee level: how long is the executive level really going to listen to the overflow of ideas? Executives will not have the means to listen to all of the ideas, especially when most of the ideas are not usually practical or implementable.<br /><br />This is a question of quality, and someone has to take the role of the gateway. I'm worried that executives will close their doors and when no one is picking up the good ideas for them, even the good ideas go to vaste. If the middle management is left out of the communication flow the organization is in real danger. <br /><br />Someone has to manage the flow. If not the middle management, then who?Tarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294226644353408275noreply@blogger.com