Stuck in the neck of the bottle. Bottlenecks. What are the most common bottlenecks in organisations that are not pure production lines with a surprising excess demand for product? Do you want to say resourcing? For example, overloading a team beyond capacity to process all the work? Tempting, but think again. Bottlenecks are decision makers;
I get so excited when people realise the importance of having a clear understanding of the who, what, where, when and why of decisions of significance. Last week I was in a meeting with a CEO and CRO where the CEO was explaining how he was mapping out how a new strategic initiative would impact
Whether implementing strategy or rolling out a new framework like a risk or compliance framework, you are likely to be met with some level of resistance. There is a long, long list of where they may come from for any particular individual. Here are a few: • Uncertainty that the change aligns with a person’s
You know collaboration between people and between teams is needed to breach silos for success. Sometimes there is a lack of trust, especially between teams, that creates resistance to open and honest collaboration. I wrote about breaching silos to create practical pathways to success by ensuring information is shared across teams and that your enterprise
While everyone is allowed to make a mistake, there are always exceptions to a rule. This creates personal risk. A risk that was very nicely articulated by JFK in an interview in 1962: “If you take the wrong course, and on occasion I have, the President bears the burden of the responsibility quite rightly. The