Craft management and Modern Management

And the most awaited of Professor Dr.Mandi's next class finally came. And this time the surprise which he had intact was something greater than last time. A live example and model of how the modern management works. The question which he asked before the class began was whether a shoe made by a cobbler is better or by a company which makes 100's of shoes. We all replied unanimously that a shoe made by a industry is better. He asked us why and we dint have a concrete answer. And that is when he started giving us a live example which illustrated all the aspects of Craft Management and Modern Management.

He initially gave us some blocks and asked us to pile it up and asked whether a blind folded person or an open eyed person can pile up more blocks for which we received mixed responses. He even made people bet on it!!! Then he asked 3 people to split among themselves as a CEO,Manager and a worker. The CEO had to stack up blocks open eyed and he was successfully able to pile up 22 blocks.

Now came the real test. The person assigned as worker had to be blindfolded and with the Manager assisting him, he had to pile up blocks in the same way as the open eyed person did. We were in for a real treat with this interesting game!!! For once i dint believe the blindfolded person can pile up more than the open eyed person. But what followed proved me wrong. Slowly and steadily the blind folded person piled up blocks and when it was over he had piled around 27 blocks. Great isn't it !!!

When everyone wondered how, he came up with the answer. The main differentiating factor being Craft Management and Modern Management. In Craft Management since the work is being done by a single person, he has to plan and do everything and the whole risk is on himself. Since he does all the work by himself, the productivity is low but one good thing about him is that his skill level is high.

In Modern Management, the whole work is integrated and given to many people. In that way, only the manager needs to plan everything and with that plan to guide, the worker has to just simply do the assigned work to him without thinking of anything. In that way the whole productivity increases, but the whole risk lies on the manager as he has to stratergise everything. Also the skill set here of all the employees is limited as everyone do only a specific task.

Wow, what a class it was. The most important management strategy told in a simple and interesting way. Sir, u really rock !!! Awaiting your next class eagerly.