Practical Coach: Management Skills for Everyday Life, The

The Promise, Perils, and Self-Concept of the Postmodern Manager

Technology—from the Internet to the mass media—can broaden our perspective, increase our speed and capacity for learning, help us develop a broader and more diverse network of relationships, and expand our intellectual, emotional, and behavioral repertoire—all of which enable us to become more effective managers and responsible world citizens. But living in such a stimulating and information-rich world can also increase our concerns about the gaps “between what we understand and what we think we should understand”^[72] and who we think we are and who we think we should be. These are just a few of the dilemmas of today's manager, whom we shall refer to as the postmodern manager.