why...Why...WHY????

why...Why...WHY?????????

  Why is there "mission creep" and who is responsible?

There is a problem in organizations that needs to be addressed.  During my Masters of Science studies in Organizational Development at National Louis University, the discussion of organizational implosion happened quite often.  The optimum question was the tug of war between management and "line" workers and in most cases, openly, the management would win the battles, but subversively, the staff would win the war.  What does this mean in terms of organizational "mission creep", which basically means the lack of overall progress that would determine success or failure?   Like a volcano, internal strife and process boil over until there is a public explosion.

The answers would surprise most, as a large part of the organizational "mission creep" could fall squarely on those in charge, attempting to continue to hold on to managerial control of people and processes.  However, those who are tasked with getting the job done can also cast a certain level of responsibility for success or failure of organizational initiatives.

There have been cases in corporate history where there was a disconnect between leadership and staff in regards to achieving goals with the end result being a total implosion.  On yesterday, the US Senate ripped into Wells Fargo CEO for company-wide staff openings of illegal accounts.  Today, the makers of Epipen will be in the hot seat for inflated pricing.  The overall questions arise in the moral compass of both organizations and the possible disconnect with leadership and staff concerning doing business.

This will be a short one today as the ultimate questions would be from thepaperpushers are these:

*Who is going to be held responsible for organizational implosion?
*Who will speak for the external customers?
*How will they continue to justify business actions that may be perceived as wanting?


Just asking?

TPP