Patrick Kim: Internet Affectionado

Without management techniques and structuring we’d probably still be roaming around with sticks and stones.

In today’s information age there’s a even greater emphasis on organizational mobility. A lot of these big corporate giants are often times being ousted and one-upped by small start-ups, or as I refer to them, Stormtroopers or as the german’s called them “Sturmtruppen .” Although not really a new or innovative concept but it worked wonders in breaking the stalemate created by trench warfare for the Germans which lead to its full adoption by World War II.

“The new tactics, which were intended to achieve tactical surprise, were to attack the weakest parts of an enemy’s line, bypass his strongpoints and to abandon the futile attempt to have a grand and detailed plan of operations controlled from afar. Instead, junior leaders could exercise initiative on the spot. Any enemy strong points which had not been over-run by stormtroopers could be attacked by second echelon troops following the stormtroopers.”

It is my opinion that many of these corporations, countries have become so entrenched with their bureaucracy and redundant, unnecessary protocol. Just as the conventions of warfare changes so too should the world of business.

Countries now deploy special forces to quell conflicts rather than having a forward standing army. It makes sense. In the future when my organization of one turns to one of many, I’d have it based upon a core team of 3 and into squads of 7 or 9 running their own projects. No more no less. Each team capable of functioning as a business unit. All of whom work to achieve a common over arching goal.

Genghis Khan, was able to terrorize the whole continent of Asia due to his superior organization of the Mongol tribes into a swift devastating calvary force. Command always broke down to smaller self sufficient clusters who would then preform reconnaissance later convene at a pre-determined location to make war.

Totally off-topic but I don’t see any companies following such a format minus new tech start-ups.