Practical View; Web Lecture on Metaphors & Culture
I have heard on more than one occasion that the objective for our company is to be as practical as possible in order to be effect. When I read the description of practical view for our web lecture I thought of the operations as practical. Management makes the necessary changes to company operations and those changes are directed from the top down to the bottom of our employee rank structure.
My second thought on this topic was a practical joke. A practical joke can be a trick on someone and everyone thinks it's funny, including the person being tricked. Practical jokes are also a common occurrence at my job. It's all in good fun...
If you would like to share a practical joke you played on a co-worker, comment on this post and tell me about it.
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15 years ago
I like the practical view too, especially because it points out that managers alone do not have the power to change an organization. Instead, it is the employees/ people who shape, certify, and participate in the overall functioning and culture of the company. It is also said that a company can be changed from "the top," but I think that all depends on how motivated your employee are and how much they like "the top."
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