Rules of Management, The: A Definitive Code for Managerial Success

Chapter 59. See the Woods and the Trees

	“Some people cannot see the wood, for the trees. I see the wood, and the trees and the small village beyond and what’s more I have a flame-thrower.”
	--Simon Munnery, stand-up comic, creator of the League Against Tedium

You’ve got to see the big picture. It’s no good concentrating solely on what you do or what your department does. You can’t even keep your gaze limited to what your organization does, or even what your industry does. You’ve got to see the wider view all the time. The good manager—that’s you^[*]—needs to have a good grasp of politics—both national and world—social history, world events, national intentions, international concerns, the environment, current legislation, proposed legislation, ...