by billc | Mar 2, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Production & Operations, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Changing priorities too frequently (a) Usually indicative of a seat-of-the pants operation, it frustrates good staff. (b) In a larger firm, frequent changes can occur because no formal system of prioritization is in place. (c) Or, a manager is not behaving...
by billc | Mar 1, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Management, Accountability & Responsibility, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Parent company is suffocating us Unfortunately (a) some parent companies lose touch with their offspring, and (b) most mergers fail. Problem Depth...
by billc | Feb 28, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Management, Accountability & Responsibility, People Issues & Mood of People
I don’t know what authority I have Authority is so important, that a company without authority of each individual defined is a company in trouble. Problem Depth...
by billc | Feb 27, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, People Issues & Mood of People, Sales, Marketing & Clients
Inadequate lateral communication Lateral communication between peers or between peer departments usually fails for two reasons: (a) there is no mechanism that allows lateral communications; (b) the company has no idea of how to operate as an integrated unit. Problem...
by billc | Feb 26, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Sales, Marketing & Clients
Inadequate sales support materials Is this a planning deficiency or a lack of understanding of what sales support is needed? Or is it about information flow? Problem Depth...
