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Old Monday, January 16, 2023
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An important part of management is the making of rules. As a means of regulating the functioning of an organisation so that most routine matters are resolved without referring each issue to the manager they are an essential contribution to efficiency. The mere presence of carefully considered rules has the double-edged advantage of enabling workers to know how far they can go, what is expected of them and what channels of action to adopt on the one side, and, on the other, of preventing the management from the behaving in a capricious manner. The body of rules fixed by the company for itself acts as its constitution, which is binding both on employees and employers, however, it must be remembered that rules are made for people, not people for rules. If conditions and needs change rules ought to change with them. Nothing is sadder than the mindless application of rules which are out-date and irrelevant. An organization suffers from mediocrity if it is too rule-bound. People working in will do the minimum possible. It is called “working to rule or just doing enough to ensure that rules are not broken. But this really represents the lowest level of the employer/employee relationship and an organization afflicted by this is in an unhappy condition indeed. Another important point in rule-making is to ensure that they are rules which can be followed. Some rules are so absurd that although everyone pays lip-service to them, no one really bothers to follow them. Often the management knows this but can do nothing about it. The danger of this is, if a level of disrespect for one rule is created this might lead to an attitude of disrespect for all rules. One should take it for granted that nobody likes rules, nobody wants to be restricted by them, and, given a chance, riots people will try and break them. Rules which cannot be followed are not only pointless, they are actually damaging to the structure of the organization.
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Rules are an important part of the workings of any organization. Some rules enhance efficiency, while others inhibit the smooth functioning of an organization. These rules act as the constitution of an organization, carefully laying out and delineating the responsibilities that are binding on everyone. Rules, however, must be flexible; they must be adaptable to changing times and values. Rules ought not to become the reason for organisational mediocrity, but an organization ought to be able to thrive because of them. Organizational utility is their sole objective. The absurd rules that are inhibiting progress should be shaped in such a way that they do not in any way affect the important ones.

Title: Managing through Rules: Advantages and Limitations
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