Organizational Leadership

By: Sid Chadwick

“Every decision is like surgery. It is an intervention into a system and therefore carries with it the risk of shock.”…………………Peter R. Drucker

A client recently volunteered that his department meetings – were discouraging. He did not know that his COO recently shared similar comments.

Asking why, I heard:

1.   Objective of a department meeting was seldom stated….and there was seldom an advance Agenda to guide discussion.

2.   Discussion seemed to ramble to far-fetched subjects. The dept. head seldom brought discussion back to the original, central point.

3.   Meetings seldom had a time limit….some lasting two hours or more…!

4.   No one ever took notes, or issued “minutes” re. discussions.

5.   Seldom was a decision made. If a decision was made, it was never allowed to be challenged as the best course of action – partly because “the problem” was  seldom adequately defined – in the beginning of discussions.

6.   Lost time, discouragement and lost respect for supervisor leadership – was inevitable.

Does any of that sound familiar…?

Who is responsible for improving the process, and results…?

Or…is that a dangerous question to ask…

Sid Chadwick, President

Chadwick Consulting, Inc.

336-558-4939

sidchadwickcc@gmail.com