Management by wandering around

Management by wandering around is a part of strategy evaluation whereby managers simply walk around facilities and operations in order to observe and talk with employees, thus garnering information useful in evaluating strategies.

Definition

According to the Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition),

Management by wandering around. A part of strategy evaluation whereby managers simply walk around facilities and operations in order to observe and talk with employees, thus garnering information useful in evaluating strategies.