by billc | Apr 6, 2009 | Financial
High ratio of bad debts Is this caused by: (a) Taking on too many risky clients? (b) Not providing the services promised? (c) Or not chasing the accounts quickly enough? (a) If it from taking on too many risky clients, this could arise from the existing risk strategy...
by billc | Apr 5, 2009 | Financial, People Issues & Mood of People, Production & Operations, Sales, Marketing & Clients
Staff training is needed Training might be viewed as an HR or People issue but more likely it is deeper, a Planning issue. It could even be viewed as having more depth in problem seriousness, namely an Accountability issue Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 4, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, Production & Operations
Unrealistic deliverables Either the department itself or an outside department may be setting unrealistic goals. Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 3, 2009 | Production & Operations
Products spread too thin Many companies have an amazing array of products to cover every perceived need and situation. But maintaining a wide product base can be very expensive. Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 2, 2009 | Financial
Insufficient capitalization (a) If the problem is poor cash flow, realize that negative cash flow 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. It will...
