⑥ Poor Vertical Communication
There are no
Guiding Principles;
people have no clue of the big picture and do not feel that their
contributions are important;
too much uncertainty; people don't know what top-managers are
thinking and planning because
managerial communication is poor.
⑦ Poor
Cross-functional Collaboration
Functional mindset;
silo mentality impedes
knowledge sharing,
cross-pollination of ideas, and
innovation;
lack of
cross-functional goals and cross-functional collaboration spirit;
functional, no
enterprise-wide business process management; no
cross-functional management
committees; intellectual cross-pollination is not facilitated; lack
of or powerless
cross-functional teams
and
business architects
capable of
building business synergies.
⑧ Poor
Teamwork
No organizational
commitment to
team culture
and teamwork; lack of shared,
inspiring, and worthwhile goals; weak team leaders; team members who
don't want to play as part of a
team
are tolerated; teams are too large and are actually
groups, not teams; weak
intellectual teamwork; lack of shared
rewards.
Albrecht's Law:
Intelligent people, when assembled
into an organization, will tend
toward collective stupidity.
