Blocking out reengineering´s evolution. A long-distance jump shot

The fundamental shift in managerial philosophy is behind the waves of delayering, reengineering and empowerment sweeping across today´s organization. Rather than managing through abstractions of plans and controls, top-level managers are recognizing that their key task is to create a work environment that stimulates the company´s valuable human resource to be more motivated, creative and entrepreneurial than its competitors´ employees. Only when they liberate and motivate their people to develop and leverage their knowledge and expertise will they have created a dynamic, self-renewing corporation.