by billc | Apr 26, 2009 | Financial, Production & Operations
Insufficient cash Shortage of cash is a ‘normal’ problem for a company in the Baby stage of corporate evolution (or a start-up). It requires the continued dexterity of management to deal with it. However when a more mature company has cash problems this will be far...
by billc | Apr 25, 2009 | Financial, Production & Operations, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Budgets not met Is this a lack of discipline, a lack of understanding or was it created by an unexpected situation? However, more likely it is a deeper issue of Planning or training. Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 24, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Strategy, Structure & Organization
No staff meetings “Doesn’t anybody communicate with anyone else around here?” “Why are we always tripping into what has been done twice and what has not been done at all?” might be some of the resulting questions. Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 23, 2009 | Financial, Production & Operations
Losing profitability Without profits, a company cannot grow. Profits are also a company scorecard; a decline in profits signifies a drop in performance. Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 22, 2009 | Financial, Production & Operations
Too many projects If you are lucky this would be about setting priorities and distribution of the work load. But more often this issue is about the mood of the staff who feels overworked and underpaid. Problem Depth...