by billc | Apr 29, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Too many rules We don’t trust anyone, here! 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 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 | 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 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...
