by billc | Jan 27, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Top management split on how much risk to take Is this about (a) management being split or about (b) risk or is it both? (a) If it is about split, then leaders not singing from the same song sheet is indicative of (i) Miscommunication issues or (ii) a lack of unified...
by billc | Jan 22, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, People Issues & Mood of People, Production & Operations, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Departments concerned primarily with themselves (a) Lack of cooperation signifies Accountability issues.(b) However, often such an issue is precipitated by the Mood of the leader of the self-centered department creating the ‘silo’ mentality. Mood problems are the most...
by billc | Jan 19, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Management, Accountability & Responsibility, People Issues & Mood of People, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Two executives will not communicate with each other Having to tip-toe around two senior executives or being encouraged to join one camp rather than the other, is no fun. Problem Depth...
by billc | Jan 14, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Growing too fast for the quality of management we have There are times that one begins to feel that the company has passed the level of some of the existing management team to handle the next step of growth. Of course, you are not going to stifle growth, so you have...
by billc | Jan 7, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, Strategy, Structure & Organization
We are undecided about centralization vs. decentralization How do I control if I do not centralize? How do I give autonomy if I centralize? Problem Depth...
by billc | Jan 3, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, Strategy, Structure & Organization
How do I test if our company is ready to move to the next level? Most people do not realize they can test where the company stands and map out where they need to go from there. Problem Depth...