by billc | Apr 20, 2009 | Financial
Negative cash flow 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 not ‘go away’ till the company becomes more mature and is...
by billc | Apr 18, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Financial, Production & Operations, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Ineffective workflow Ineffective workflow besides causing frustration, has to be very expensive for the company. Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 11, 2009 | Financial, Production & Operations
Poor quality accepted This is a symptom of a Production issue. Symptoms mean it has a cause rooted deeper than first appears. The challenge is to find that cause and eradicate it. A first glance suggests the cause may exist in Strategy or Planning, but it could be...
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 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...
