We have lift off!
Management today is difficult,
but if you don’t have the right mindset and tools
it is even more difficult than ever before.
Come Fly with Me
- Some managers manage from 35,000 feet - They are out of touch
- Some managers manage from ground level - They are too close to the fire
- Good managers manage from the helicopter - They’ve got it right.
Analogous Principle
Helicopter Management allows the manager to see the way ahead at a sensible height and distance, but can easily, and quickly, drop down to ground level to hold meetings and manage required changes with her team when necessary.
I can see clearly now the ….
Mountains, valleys, rivers, villages, forests, plains, seas, coasts -
and even the storms.
This book explains every aspect of managing from the “helicopter”.
Beginning with the Flight Plan - where are we going? And going through the Flight Path - how do we get there; who should be on board; maintaining communications; reporting back to base and filing progress reports.
In some ways this is a light-hearted approach to Leadership Management, but at its core is the amazing ability to get a clear picture of the both the short and long-term strategies that organizations must have in these new business environments.
Written by Bill Storie with over 45 years of experience at various levels of management from qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (Scotland) to setting out on a career path, up through to C-Suite – then running his own company. His insights to a fresh look at the need for quality management have been his bedrock throughout his career.
