Ten Strategies for the Top Management

1. Proactive Management

• Proactive management needs proper systemThe problem can be identified before occurring, only if there

is a proper system in the organization. Thus, proactive management calls for establishment of proper system for quality as well as the operations.

• TQM calls for proactive managementTQM envisages taking preventive actions so that mistakes do

not occur. Quality can be improved only through preventive actions.

These foundations exist beyond the individual's personality or character traits:

Teamwork

In order to accomplish large tasks or process changes, proactive managers engage other managers and employees to complete these tasks. Proactive managers seek to work through people, not to people.

Goal Setting

Goal setting is an important part of proactive management. Goals provide a strong focus for team members to complete tasks; offering incentives to employees may also help proactive managers achieve their goals.

Feedback

Feedback is an important part of proactive management as this helps them identify problems in their management process. Proactive managers also use feedback to learn new ways of accomplishing tasks more effectively.

(Reference: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5701467_proactive-management_.html#ixzz2Xd9sXLxo)

2. Adventurous and bold change management• Nobody likes change

Human beings by their very nature resist change. Even, if a change is going to make them more comfortable. They cannot visualize that the changes are infact for their own good. • Change is essential

An organization cannot progress without change. It has to continuously change for better. There should be an on-going

rethinking and restructuring of the organization, so that the organization is receptive to the needs of the customers.

The essential requirements of change and change management are:

• Re AdventurousThis calls for adventurous decision-making and high

self esteem among the senior management. They should visualize the improvements needed and make every effort to achieve it. • Be bold

The other prequisite for change management are boldness, self-confidence or self-esteem. Boldness is very essential for making bold decisions for improvement. It may be required for many purposes from fighting lethargy among employees to guarding against vested interested.

• Role of CEO for adventurous and bold managementThe CEO, in addition to his own bold initiatives, should

support innovative change management initiated by his employees. He should motivate and encourage his colleagues to change the unproductive ways of the organization.

3. DIFT – Do It Right First Time This concept was advocated by Philip Crosby.

Croby's approach focuses on doing things right the first time and every time. There is no place in his philosophy for differing

levels of quality or categories of quality. He believes there should be no reason for planning and investing in strategies that are designed in case something does not conform to requirements and goes wrong. He stresses that the way to manage quality is by prevention, not detection and testing. To Crosby, any product that falls within its design specifications is a quality product.

Crosby addresses the need to change management's perception of and attitudes about quality. He has found it as a common attitude among mangers to believe that error is inevitable, it is normal part of business life, and one needs to cope with it. He believes management creates most of its problems through its attitudes and practices in terms of what is rewarded and supports in an organization.

(Reference: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a256399.pdf)

Take right decision• Plan the decision – weigh the pros and cons• Foresee the impact of the decision on the organization• Take opinion of the right people• Involve the concerned (employees who will be affected by the decision)• Implement the decision• Persist

Why people don't Do It Right the First Time? Why things are done wrong?

1. The employees does not know what to do clearly, leave alone how to do?

2. If he knows how to do, he is not motivated enough to do it right the first time

3. He may not have the right tools to do a good job.4. He does not have necessary education or training to know to

DIFT.5. Probably his seniors have trained him to do the wrong way.6. He is not proud of the job he is doing.7. He does not get appreciated when he does it right.

Problems of not Doing it Right 1. In some cases, not doing it right the first time may result in

not doing it right ever, thereafter 2. Leads to unnecessary expenditure3. Increases the failure costs4. Demotivates employees5. Causes hassles to employees and customers

6. Brings down the reputation of the organization7. Leads to schedule slippages8. Increases scraps leading to more cost on account of storage,

accounting, disposal etc.9. Forces the organizations to buy additional components to take

care of defects in the process.10. The productivity gets affected due to holding up of the

process to correct the defective product shunting from place to place for fault diagnosis between employees as to who or which machine caused the defect, wastage of supervisor's time and the top management's time in resolving deputes.

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