The org board. How to develop a company structure - стр. 2

Perhaps, you will thumb through this book and see some data that seems redundant or too complex. However, if you read it consistently and carefully, you will see that these concepts are simple and useful, even for small companies. Their implementation will bring any sized business significant expansion.

After all, your personal point of view on your business fully determines its future. My recommendation is that you read this book in its entirety, and then refer to individual chapters and inserts to gain a greater understanding of specific divisions.

Management is one of the most ancient human endeavors. It can remain simple if you don’t introduce arbitrary complexities. Its basics have remained virtually unchanged since the times when the head of the tribe led his tribesmen out of the caves to hunt mammoths. Of course, modern technology (computers, the Internet, advanced means of communication, etc) gave us an opportunity to eliminate errors from daily tasks, but the basics of managing a group remain the same.

These basics will give you the knowledge to better understand how you can organize a group of people and their work. An adventure is awaiting you. After reading this book you will see your own business and any other company in a different light.

A company goes through several stages in its development; it all starts with the bright idea that answers how you can provide something of value to a certain category of customers.

We can say that this is the research and development phase of a product and its reproduction. In some business fields areas, such a technology already exists or can be acquired; while with others you have to invent or create something new.

At this stage, the company’s founder is often deeply involved with the daily activities of the company and product development. He personally organizes production or arranges delivery of goods. He thoroughly explores and implements the vision of a restaurant, or develops the services for the company. If this stage is successful, it’ll result with the first batch of satisfied customers, and your team gains the confidence that your idea translates to a business. This stage one understands the product’s actual cost, prices are developed and connections are created to get the necessary resources. The product undergoes some improvements or even a complete makeover, and you gain an insight, confirmed by experience, into your customers and distribution channels. At this stage, the company executives are not quite interested in making management as effective as it could be – all the attention is focused on product creation and bolstering a viable company.