{"id":2229,"date":"2015-04-02T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2015-03-30T18:09:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T01:09:24","slug":"power-is-sometimes-assumed-when-not-granted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/?p=2229","title":{"rendered":"Power is sometimes assumed when not granted."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How many times have you heard someone say \u201cLet\u2019s do it now and ask permission later?\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s a common practice in companies where there is a barrier between levels in the chain of command, or lack of communication between contemporaries.\u00a0 The statement represents a failing at some point in the delegation or communication chain by a higher level of <a href=\"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/angry_employee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2230\" src=\"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/angry_employee.jpg\" alt=\"angry_employee\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>management, and should be taken as a warning that there is a problem greater than the issue handled at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve worked with organizations that are so large that extensive paperwork is required to obtain approvals to accept customer orders, make any purchases of any size, or any commitment of resources.\u00a0 In every case, people try to stretch those restrictions in as many ways as possible to get around the time taken to complete forms and lost in waiting for approvals.\u00a0 It\u2019s the \u201corder prevention department\u201d syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Incomplete delegation of responsibilities, or controls that are too tight, both lead to a rationale for subordinates to circumvent the system.\u00a0 The worst thing about this is that the people most likely to do this are those most entrepreneurial and creative in doing their jobs.\u00a0 Conversely, those most likely to fall back and seek guidance, clarification and direction are those most subservient and least creative.<\/p>\n<p>Middle managers sometimes identify those who assume power as non-conformists or even troublemakers. It is rare to ever see a dialog come out of such an event that leads to better defined delegation of responsibilities, removal of roadblocks, or relaxation of overly restrictive rules.\u00a0 More often such actions lead to reprimands without analysis of the underlying general cause.\u00a0 And occasionally, the very creative, driven individuals you would otherwise celebrate are made candidates for elimination instead of catalysts for change.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many times have you heard someone say \u201cLet\u2019s do it now and ask permission later?\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s a common practice in companies where there is a barrier between levels in the chain of command, or lack of communication between contemporaries.\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/?p=2229\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-depending-upon-others","category-surrounding-yourself-with-talent"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}