You are busy; so busy that you have trouble keeping up with exploding change around us.  And, you are lonely, lonely because you have to do the tough thinking and make the tough choices on your own.  You are a “Type A” personality: everything needs to happen now – and it doesn’t!

There is the uncertainty of your brand and what customers are saying about you; the uncertainty of what moves your competitors are planning; the surprises of seeing substitutes enter your space.  Its difficult not to become defensive, withdraw the latitude given to your team and move back to a perceived comfort zone of micro-managing.

Your teams become confused, changes are seen as a threat not an opportunity; your people shut down, saying ‘no’ to new ideas and, as you withdraw the latitude, your people don’t know how to move forward.  Into this confused space, the context changes from creative to toxic, teams fragment, bullies appear and your messages, designed for the creative context, are misunderstood.  Your outcome is frustration; frustration at your fear, frustration at your teams confusion, frustration at the mangled messages and frustration at the exploding changes around you; fearfulness of the unpredictable risks you face.

You become angry. The results are not there. Your teams become groups; groups not aligned to the survival and growth of the business.  You try harder to clarify your expectations, focus your people of the goals of survival and growth and set the direction.

Turn this picture around.  Give us a call and let’s see if we can work with you as you develop your ‘new picture’.