Then quickly and aggressively build the skills each person will need to take ownership of his or her role immediately. And archive the responses in a well-indexed information database. Even in flush times, most managers struggle to balance supervisory responsibilities with other tasks and projects. Small fires are not extinguished, so they get out of control. Resources are squandered.
Employees go in the wrong direction for days or weeks before they are put back on course.
And managers spend too much time on tasks that would be better delegated to others, which leaves these managers with even less time to supervise others. No organization can afford to let its managers lose focus in the current business climate.