Fixation- the inability to find creative solutions because our view of a problem does not change.
With the advent of new technologies, automation, and the reliance on databases, it has never been more important for managers to remain adaptable. As businesses continue to make service more efficient and available, stream line their production, reduce errors, and improve their decision and management support systems, the software is continuously evolving. Managers cannot allow themselves to become fixated on one way of doing things or how they have done them in the past. Managers must be flexible, adaptable, and willing to explore new ideas and technology. Fixation is the avoidance of new ideas or solutions in favor of what has been previously used or what managers feel comfortable with. A good way to avoid this is by forming groups from varying departments within the company, as well as varying responsibility levels. This provides the manager a more diverse group of individuals who are able to provide different perspectives on technology and experience.
With the advent of new technologies, automation, and the reliance on databases, it has never been more important for managers to remain adaptable. As businesses continue to make service more efficient and available, stream line their production, reduce errors, and improve their decision and management support systems, the software is continuously evolving. Managers cannot allow themselves to become fixated on one way of doing things or how they have done them in the past. Managers must be flexible, adaptable, and willing to explore new ideas and technology. Fixation is the avoidance of new ideas or solutions in favor of what has been previously used or what managers feel comfortable with. A good way to avoid this is by forming groups from varying departments within the company, as well as varying responsibility levels. This provides the manager a more diverse group of individuals who are able to provide different perspectives on technology and experience.