An organization is a machine made of people, processes, and decisions. Managing well means understanding how the parts interact and redesigning the machine when results are poor.
Start with goals. Then ask: what processes produce outcomes that move toward those goals? Where does the machine reliably break? A manager who only reacts to daily fires never improves the machine; they just keep it running with friction.
Operating the machine also means separating two modes: doing the work, and improving how the work gets done. If you only do, you plateau. If you improve, you compound.
The mindset is engineering. Observe outputs, trace them back to causes, then adjust the system. When people see the machine being improved—not themselves being attacked—they become partners in redesign.