by billc | Mar 14, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Strategy, Structure & Organization
No clearly articulated purpose How do people know where to steer the boat if people have different ideas of where they are supposed to be going (or, of what the company is supposed to be doing)? Problem Depth...
by billc | Mar 8, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Management, Accountability & Responsibility, People Issues & Mood of People
My boss doesn’t delegate to me Delegating Authority is so important, that a company without delegation might be defined as a company in trouble. Problem Depth...
by billc | Mar 3, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, People Issues & Mood of People, Sales, Marketing & Clients
Sales staff is insufficiently trained Sales training might be viewed as an HR or People issue or a Sales 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...
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...