While reading external blogs, the article “The Agony of Realizing, It’s All Social” raised in me particular interest. It says that many good employees, when leaving their original working teams, under-perform instead. He believes that “management is a social act”, and creating good communication and connection among employees can genuinely boost efficiency.

I totally agree with the blogger’s view when I recall our lecture for “People, culture and teams”. Zappos’ image as a closely bonded company still hovers in my mind. By giving employees genuine care through insurance coverage, free food, games and celebrations, it is obvious that Zappos has a healthy working environment devoid of what we contemptuously call “office politics”. I believe that when every employee pays full attention to the company’s well-being(which links to that of his own), he is able to cooperate well with his co-workers and work efficiently. Unlike stream line production, service companies, as we see today, cannot boost efficiency much through employing new technologies, and this is where management becomes crucial.

In other firms such as Google, we can also observe intention of creating healthy working atmosphere. Google has gyms and free food for employees, and a employee could really take some time off to have afternoon tea with his co-workers. This is not waste of working time, however, for informal contact is usually more effective than formal business meetings, and co-workers who know each other better are more likely to offer their true opinions.

Therefore, I believe that good management is crucial to good coordination within an enterprise, and good coordination is in turn essential to efficiency.

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