You need to promote team work without losing accountability. In general, good management defines problems, generates alternatives, develops an action plan, establishes objectives and, mostly, assigns responsibilities. Politicking and excuses are left out of the process. The corporation and its managers need to make an introspection before they are able to tackle outside forces. Vision, dialogue, honesty, competence, mystique and other qualities are quickly developed in this environment.
Enlightened management can do a lot to pull Venezuela out of the doldrums.
It distresses me to hear managers at their lunches and cocktail parties complain about the quality of the Venezuelan worker, the hostile environment, the politicians, the macroeconomic crisis, etc. Of course, our competitive advantages as a country can be improved. We need better government, less corruption, better education and social services, etc. etc. When I see our blue and white collar workers get up at 4.00 a.m. everyday so that they can overcome the traffic problems, put up with water shortages at their homes, brave the crime wave etc. On the contrary, we have a truly outstanding worker base.