“What a disaster!”
As you know I spend much of my time advising companies on why their team restructure “just isn’t working as planned”.
Good people are always attractive to the competition
Too often it’s because good people leave. Their companies, however, are often unaware that some key staff are unhappy and end up screaming “What a disaster” when they do leave. Blindness to the impending situation is no excuse because there are always clues. The other thing to consider is that especially in poor economic conditions, good salespeople, good managers and well connected executives are ALWAYS attractive to competitors.
INfrequently asked questions
The questions I think more businesses should regularly ask themselves are:
- What is negative (financial, morale, targets) impact on the business if _____ left?
- What is the risk of ____ leaving? (1-10)
- Have we identified a successor?
- Is that successor able to do the job at 100% effectiveness NOW?
- If not at 100% what % could they achieve?
- If not NOW then how many months will it be before they will be ready?
- What would happen in the meantime?
I’m currently offering a video SKYPE conversation to discuss team restructure and if you would like to take advantage of this then email me at stephen@assimilating-talent.com to arrange a convenient time.