The new managerial consciousness

In a world of constant change, working "smarter" does not solve the overwhelming sense of being out of control that most managers seem to experience. Rather than work smarter, the issue is to work differently and to examine the management myths that set expectations for a type of managerial competency and performance that no longer works in a constantly changing world. Management principles and practices developed in and for a world that had some predictability are not translatable to a world that has limited if any predictability. A comparison of the myths and the realities may offer some explanation for those managers trying to survive the constant "white water" of change.