In a recent issue of SHRM, the magazine of the Society for Human Resource Management, one article described the current and future need for "T-shaped managers". According to Morten Hansen, T-shaped managers deliver impressive results within their unit (vertical part of the T) and also contribute across departments (the horizontal aspect of the T).
To be a great T manager, Hansen says that one must be able to:
1) view work from your perspective and others'
2) know your area
3) know other areas
4) develop networks with colleagues, collaborate and influence without power/rank/finances
Hansen also states that the current times demand our attention be on shared results and not just our own performance. And, while we already have enough pop management terms bombarding us on the bestseller lists, I enjoyed pondering this one with its vertical and horizontal integration of results, individualism and collectivism.
For more information, google "Morten T Hansen University of California Berkeley". Yes, his middle name just happens to begin with "T" :)
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