Saturday, November 18, 2006

7 Ways to Destroy the Effectiveness of a Department, Division, or Team

1. Let the operation be a dumping ground for the incompetent or barely competent.
2. Pile on extra responsibilities so the unit's budget is indirectly reduced.
3. Routinely decide against the unit in turf disputes with other offices.
4. Exile the unit to a geographically remote location.
5. Openly express skepticism about the value of the unit's work.
6. Permit political considerations to trump the unit's operational decisions.
7. Merge the unit with other pariahs.

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