by billc | Feb 10, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, People Issues & Mood of People, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Hiring tomorrow who we needed yesterday Sometimes actions are taken as if they were not a priority. Other times cash might delay hiring decisions, a fact not always communicated to those who should know. Problem Depth...
by billc | Feb 8, 2009 | Financial, Production & Operations, Strategy, Structure & Organization
Too much administration versus production Many companies have introduced too many rules at the moment of concern little realizing the high administrative cost to maintain such processes. When administration exceeds production (or sales) in costs or authority, the...
by billc | Feb 7, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Sales, Marketing & Clients, Strategy, Structure & Organization
No well-understood market penetration plan (a) Ideally this would be a simple issue of Miscommunications, which can be quickly resolved. (b) If the company has no marketing plan at all, this lack of understanding would be a Planning short-sight. (c) Or, it might be...
by billc | Feb 5, 2009 | Communications & Information Flow, Management, Accountability & Responsibility, Production & Operations, Strategy, Structure & Organization
People don’t know what the real priorities are Agreement on how to classify the company priorities needs to be found. Then those priorities must be communicated to each affected person. This could be based as a simple Miscommunication issue, or be driven by the far...
by billc | Feb 4, 2009 | Strategy, Structure & Organization
We need a strong shake-up and reorganizing Most people see the need for a shake-up but tremble at the thought of it. Problem Depth...
by billc | Feb 1, 2009 | Strategy, Structure & Organization
Our strategies are not aligned with our purpose Do you know your company’s purpose? Problem Depth...