{"id":29018,"date":"2021-10-27T09:04:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T01:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qnet.net\/?p=28551"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:43:14","slug":"un-business-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/uncategorized\/un-business-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Management lessons from the United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, we celebrated United Nations Day<\/a>. Observed yearly on 24 October, it <\/span>commemorates the day the <\/span>United Nations<\/span><\/a> officially came into existence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Importantly, too, it celebrates how the intergovernmental organisation has played a pivotal role in preserving global peace for close to eight decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

Founded in 1945 after World War II with just 51 member countries, the UN’s No. 1 mission was to bring the world together and fight war atrocities and human rights abuses.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the 76 years since its formation, it’s evolved and grown in its magnitude, size and sheer impressiveness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So how does an organisation now comprising <\/span>193 member states<\/span><\/a> with vastly different cultures, ideologies, and languages succeed in getting everyone to work together in a rapidly changing world?<\/span><\/p>\n

And how can we, as direct sellers in an increasingly borderless world<\/a>, learn from this vast organisation to triumph in the world of business? Here are five lessons from the UN guaranteed to put you in good stead:<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a clear vision<\/b><\/h3>\n

Seventy-six years is a long time. And the UN has had to modify, streamline,\u00a0 and even modernise many of its organisational aims.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet, it’s always kept to its four founding purposes \u2014 maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations; achieving international cooperation; and working to harmonise the actions of nations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Winning in business, as in life, is often about maintaining a steely focus on clear and specific goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

How else can an organisation that’s had to deal with crises like the <\/span>Rwandan genocide<\/span><\/a> and, most recently, COVID-19, continue to bounce back from challenges and even missteps?<\/span><\/p>\n

Flexibility and compromise are key<\/b><\/h3>\n

With close to 200 member states, conflict is sure to arise. <\/span>Yet, the UN has always sought shared solutions that work for everyone and for the greater good of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finding common ground has never been easy for the organisation. And naturally, even at the very beginning, there were quarrels about the location of its headquarters.\u00a0<\/span>So, when <\/span>New York City was picked<\/span><\/a> as the UN’s host city, a decision was made that some UN agencies would stay in Europe. Compromise.<\/span><\/p>\n

This flexibility and knowing when to compromise is essential to the organisation’s survival, and would likewise serve your business well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Effective communications<\/b><\/h3>\n

Mobilising multiple campaigns and relief and peacekeeping missions on top of organising international conferences necessitates thousands of workers performing their functions efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s an understatement to say that the UN’s <\/span>Department of Global Communications<\/span><\/a> plays a crucial role in ensuring everyone knows just where they’re supposed to be and what they’re supposed to be doing.<\/span><\/p>\n

And while direct sellers may have considerably smaller networks to manage than the UN, a sound communication strategy with team members and customers will only serve to enhance a marketing professional’s growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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