I have viewed this Webinar from RMC Project, presented by Jerry Manas.
A Gray Area 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.
Jerry does a great revision with live experiences about what he consider the 7 Gray Areas in Management:
- Resources Vs. Company
- Generalists Vs. Specialists
- Big Picture Vs. Narrow focus
- Structure Vs. Flexibility
- Vigilance Vs. Delegation
- Appearance Vs. Substance
- Centralization Vs. Decentralization
After that he review the Four Themes of Gray Area Management:
- Ideals: Standing for Something.
- Leading by Questioning.
- Systems Thinking.
- Empathy and Cultural Awareness.
The main issues covered are the following:
- Ensuring accountability without micro-management (the big challenge!)
- Implementing the right level of internal processes (currently I got it)
- Balancing individual needs with organizational goals (ups)
- Communicating with simplicity and context (Communication Skills, always present)
- Assembling teams and team make-up (Building teams)
- Creating positive images for organizations, teams and products
- Creating flexible, yet integrated organizations (GHPATs)
It’s also very interesting the QAs at the end of the Session!