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 24, 2009 | People Issues & Mood of People, Strategy, Structure & Organization
We always seem to be restructuring Often, re-structuring is a tinkering with personalities that don’t get along. The real goal is to structure the company properly. Problem Depth...
by billc | Feb 15, 2009 | Strategy, Structure & Organization
The vision for our future is not articulated Everyone needs something to aspire to, at least to have hope for the future. Together all can help push toward a strategic goal. If a Strategy does is not exist, it will cause Operational problems, Wastage and losses....
by billc | Feb 12, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Do not know what the competition is doing Some great entrepreneurs, such as the head of the highly successful 1-800-got-junk company, say that they do not care about the competition but only about what they themselves can and should do. However, knowledge is always...
by billc | Feb 11, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Top management split on where to go next Is this about management being split or about not knowing the direction for the company? Or is it both? (a) If it is about split, then leaders who do not act together is indicative of (i) Miscommunication issues or (ii) a lack...
