Enhancing Organizational Capability

Toyo Keizai, Inc.

Koji Furuta,Takashi Hirai

The advance of the information-oriented society has prompted major changes in organizational dynamics. In much the same way, shifts have also occurred in the demands now placed upon the people who work within organizations. It is said that in past eras, middle managers were viewed as being largely superfluous in their roles and duties. In the current day and age, however, middle managers with the terms “head” or “chief” in their work titles have emerged as a presence that can truly sway the fate and future of their organizations.

The strengths of any given organization may be broken down into “execution skills” and “strategic skills.” Such qualities, meanwhile, are determined by the temperaments of the managers who serve as the foundation of the organization. __ Hirai, a Roland Berger partner who has accumulated impressive knowledge and experience as a management consultant, as well as in the capacity of working with a number of business companies, has written a book packed with specific prescriptions for creating the strongest possible organization. His volume, furthermore, also conveys an inspirational message to middle managers.