{"id":876,"date":"2011-07-09T19:45:06","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T23:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/cuttingedgemarketingsales\/?p=876"},"modified":"2011-07-11T07:31:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T11:31:55","slug":"liar-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/cuttingedgemarketingsales\/liar-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"Liar! Thief!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the years, I've been involved in a number of turn-around operations in many parts of the nation.  Some apparent challenges are fairly essay to deal with.  But what do you do or say when part of the problem has been the personnel on the ground?  What if – hypothetically speaking, of course – the manger in place is a thief and a liar? <\/p>\n

Or what if a manger is covering up for someone else who is the thief?<\/p>\n

Another tough nut to tackle is when a supervisor may (or should) suspect the thief or liar in their midst, but for whatever reasons, does not act.  There are many reasons why that can happen.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the toughest nut of all is far more subtle.  We will look at that towards the end of this blog post.<\/p>\n

More common in a turn-around scenario are those simply stuck in a rut. <\/p>\n

To be candid, companies – always made up of people – may create a culture that sends the message, 'do not try to hard.'  'Do not do anything new or different.' The classic is, 'we have always done it this way.' So when times change, what worked before no longer does.<\/p>\n

That is when 'we have always done it this way' can become the kiss of death to innovation, adaptation and advancement.<\/p>\n

The Good, Bad and the Ugly<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all have strengths and weaknesses. <\/p>\n

And we need a second set of eyes more often than many would like to admit.<\/p>\n

It is always my goal – and should ideally be yours – in a project to;<\/p>\n