Method to the Madness
To: The BA 310
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Date: February 23rd, 2014
RE: A Method to the Madness
In A Method to the Madness, the core concept can be seen on how to navigate and manage properly one’s responsibilities in a method that is most effective when dealing with the increasing technology and information available in today’s world. Looking at successful business owners and entrepreneurs that manage multiple million dollar companies every day, they manage to organize multiple tasks, limit interruptions, and handle information overload within their specific routine. Within being a manager, employee, or entrepreneur, it is found that the access amount of information can actually hurt performances, along with losing the ability to manage all of the information they are given (Nikravan, 2011). This prohibits leaders’ capability to learn and grow for not only themselves, but their employees and company as well. Too much information can fuddle a leader’s mind when instead; a leader needs to have a realistic and clear vision on the company’s goals and direction (Nikravan 2011). Some other managerial issues include quality of work, moral of employees, and organization with all of this information (Angileri, 2011).
Information overload is the basic problem that is discussed within ‘A Method to the Madness’, by Teri Evans. Information overload can be defined as an excess of incoming information that causes one to be selective on the information that can be acknowledged and retained. This can cause the potential problem of important information to be overlooked, although it may be personally addressed, while unimportant matters receive attention (Hill, 2008). This serves as a problem in today’s companies because this can result in the loss of thousands of hours and millions of dollars each year which decreases productivity drastically (Hill 2008). There are multiple types of methods and strategies that are explained within this article that one can use. Some of these examples
From:
Date: February 23rd, 2014
RE: A Method to the Madness
In A Method to the Madness, the core concept can be seen on how to navigate and manage properly one’s responsibilities in a method that is most effective when dealing with the increasing technology and information available in today’s world. Looking at successful business owners and entrepreneurs that manage multiple million dollar companies every day, they manage to organize multiple tasks, limit interruptions, and handle information overload within their specific routine. Within being a manager, employee, or entrepreneur, it is found that the access amount of information can actually hurt performances, along with losing the ability to manage all of the information they are given (Nikravan, 2011). This prohibits leaders’ capability to learn and grow for not only themselves, but their employees and company as well. Too much information can fuddle a leader’s mind when instead; a leader needs to have a realistic and clear vision on the company’s goals and direction (Nikravan 2011). Some other managerial issues include quality of work, moral of employees, and organization with all of this information (Angileri, 2011).
Information overload is the basic problem that is discussed within ‘A Method to the Madness’, by Teri Evans. Information overload can be defined as an excess of incoming information that causes one to be selective on the information that can be acknowledged and retained. This can cause the potential problem of important information to be overlooked, although it may be personally addressed, while unimportant matters receive attention (Hill, 2008). This serves as a problem in today’s companies because this can result in the loss of thousands of hours and millions of dollars each year which decreases productivity drastically (Hill 2008). There are multiple types of methods and strategies that are explained within this article that one can use. Some of these examples
References: Angileri, P. (2011). There is no chalk: information overload and new intiatives. [online] Retrieved from: http://thereisnochalk.blogspot.se/2011/08/information-overload-and-new.html [Accessed: 20 Feb 2014] Evans, T. (2009). Time management by the very time-challeneged. [online] Retrieved from: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_72/s0912052526727.htm [Accessed: 18 Feb 2014]. Hill, L., Khanna, T., & Stecker, E. A. (2008). HCL Technologies [Case study]. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing. Nikravan, L. (2011). Eliminating information overload in the workplace-chief learning officer, solutions for enterprise productivity. [online] Retrieved from: http://clomedia.com/articles/view/eliminating-information-overload-in-the-workplace/1 [Accessed: 18 Feb 2014].