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40 Common Problems We Have Identified That Cause Bad Business

How Many Are You Experiencing?

1
Being busy is a badge of honour
2
Bad strategy
3
Even worse...No strategy
4
Not every member of your company can recite the company strategy
5
Each team having an independent strategy and does not join up
6
Bad leadership
7
Back to back meetings as the norm
8
No trust
9
Perks are seen as culture
10
Management and HR teams not connected with their people
11
Forced & unproductive one to ones
12
When one person's views or time outweighs the many
13
Problem solving and ideation always end with the same “ideas”
14
Getting the project out vs being proud of good work
15
One decision maker
16
Constant fear to make a decision
17
Constant asking for permission (to make a decision, to organise a meeting etc)
18
Employees knowing something is wrong without being able articulating it
19
Reactive over proactive - Reactive to what others are doing vs proactive in delivery
20
Bombarded with notifications
21
Over communication
22
Obsessed by what competitors are doing, without any focus on your own delivery
23
When things never change (internally)
24
Brand police over brand coaching
25
No employee development
26
No onboarding to management teams
27
Everything is urgent
28
No coaching or mentoring
29
Away days are escape from work
30
Micromanagement
31
Lack of shared and centralised knowledge
32
Non connected goals - Non joint up OKRs
‍(driven by silos)
33
Culture of living out of your inbox
34
Death by PowerPoint edits
‍(or by Excel updates)
35
Company built on unknown knowns
‍(never sharing knowledge or just one person seems to know what is going on)
36
Me Over We - That one person holding all the "knowledge"
37
That's not my job answers
38
Thank you has turned into a emoji or gif reaction, not an in person thank you
39
Company wide thank you and celebratory email chains
40
Working late and sending late emails is celebrated

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Help Yourself & Colleagues Today

1. Create a list of the problems mentioned you are experiencing
2. Prioritise your list
3. Grab a colleague or member of your managment team and recommend suggestions to fix
4. Reach out for assistance

Help your team by being proactive and offer suggestions. One problem, two solution framework will help.
If you are struggling once you have created your list, please reach out.

Never do nothing

Don't allow your issues become bigger than it today!

Create your list, prioritise and reach out to colleagues, fellow management team members or HR for support.
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By doing nothing you are likely causing more damage for your organisation. Being first to raise the issue can be daunting but you are here for a real reason. Reach out and get help today.

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