Good Communications – Good Management

I’m disappointed in the way business is conducted these days. I’m disappointed in the way the Democratic Party is managed these days. I’ve always felt that managers should begin at the bottom and work their way up. This is the traditional American way.

With the coming of WWII, most managers were drafted into the armed forces. But academia came galloping to the rescue!

Anyone can be a manager, we can teach them management theory and, then, all that’s needed is to ask the right questions. But knowing the right questions comes only with experience. Modern managers think they know all the answers, but they don’t know the questions. When one of our legislators has a question, she/he contacts a lobbyist. This is a bad practice that should be ended. Where should they go for information?

When I went to school, every business curriculum included one or more classes on “Communications Theory”. Proper communications involved the “communication loop”.

Communication started at the top and worked its way down through the organizational chart. But that’s not a loop. The other half started at the bottom and worked its way to the top. That’s the part that is missing today.

State/county chairs are usually selected based on their ability to raise money for the party. I know that is an important function but it should be handled by a designated financial officer. There are plenty of other chores for the chair to do.
Have you ever tried to communicate info to the Party? The correct path is: PC, district chair, county chair, state chair and, finally, national. Then our leadership would know how its membership felt about health care and a host of other problems.

Source: Rod - The Independent Voice