This post is in continuation of The Weekly Drucker Classroom #1.

Autonomy in Knowledge Work

Knowledge workers should be given autonomy and should be held accountable. Once they have defined their goals, they should be allowed to chart their work plans, and they must take responsibility for results.

Scribble:
Here’s my three month work-plan:
1. What am I going to work on? a. Content – Updation of the already existing sections (Industry Tracker, Coffee with the CEO, Workplace Tools, Business Quiz, Drucker Weekly) + Introduction of 2 Modules (BoHBR, 64Qs) & Newsletter. b. Social Media Marketing – full-functionality Facebook Page, Linkedin Groups, Twitter, Slideshare & Scribd. c. Monetization Plan 1 – VAS.
2. What results can be expected for which I can be held accountable? a. Improvements in metrics – Traffic, Time spent, Number of ‘fit’ resumes per job .  b. 10+ Paid Clients for MP1 – VAS in 1st month.

The New Corporation’s Persona

In the Next Society’s corporation, top management will be the company. Everything else can be outsourced.

Scribble:
The areas that I should be focusing on while building Workosaur.com are: Direction/Planning/Strategy, Values/Principles, Structure/Relationships/Alliances/Partnerships/JVs, Research/Design/Innovation. As far as possible I shall try and outsource everything else. In fact, I’ve been inspired by this thought right from the start and so far have stuck to it.

Management and Theology

Management always deals with the nature of Man, and with Good and Evil.

Scribble:
Always remember that you are dealing with people and each human being has his/her own motives – good and bad – that drive his/her actions. Align their individual motive with yours and you’ll do well.

Practice Comes First

Decision makers need to factor into their present decisions the “future that has already happened.” In most cases, theory does not precede practice.

Scribble:
As discussed in Classroom #1, the rise in Social Recruiting, the importance of one’s Google Resume and Employer Branding are currently at the fringe but will shape the online recruitment industry – slowly but surely. Some other points that are of importance to me:
i. Old models like those of Vault.com are no longer viable given the amount of free content at one’s disposal.
ii. Most senior professionals will soon have smart phones with 3G access.
iii. Monster vs SimplyHired

Management and the Liberal Arts

Management is a liberal art. Liberal = Deals with knowledge, self-knowledge, wisdom, leadership. Art = Deals with practice and application.

Scribble:
The important ideas don’t necessarily come from the same sphere of work. It’s important to dabble with your other interests no matter how unrelated it may be from your business. Also, refer to that most insightful Charles Munger speech.

The Managerial Attitude

The management of people should be the first and foremost concern of operating managements, rather than the management of things and techniques. Human resources are almost always underutilized.

Scribble:
Unifying philosophy is important. Every person must see his role in relation to the group or product as a whole.