{"id":92,"date":"2008-07-03T18:37:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-03T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/03\/managing-the-gray-areas\/"},"modified":"2008-07-03T18:37:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-03T18:37:00","slug":"managing-the-gray-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/03\/managing-the-gray-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing the Gray Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have viewed this <\/span>Webinar<\/a><\/span> from RMC Project, presented by Jerry Manas<\/span>.<\/p>\n

A Gray Area<\/b> is a term for a border in-between two or more things that is not clearly defined, a border that is hard to define or even impossible to define, or a definition where the distinction border tends to move.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jerry does a great revision with live experiences about what he consider the 7 Gray Areas in Management:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Resources Vs. Company<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Generalists Vs. Specialists<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Big Picture Vs. Narrow focus<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Structure Vs. Flexibility<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Vigilance Vs. Delegation<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Appearance Vs. Substance<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Centralization Vs. Decentralization<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After that he review the Four Themes of Gray Area Management:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Ideals: Standing for Something.<\/span> <\/li>\n
    2. Leading by Questioning.<\/span> <\/li>\n
    3. Systems Thinking.<\/span> <\/li>\n
    4. Empathy and Cultural Awareness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The main issues covered are the following:<\/span><\/p>\n