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Work assignments are turned in late.

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Clear standards for work quality have not been established.

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Some people do only the minimum work necessary, or don't do their assigned work, making it hard for others to get their work done.

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There are a lot of unexpected "emergencies" and time spent "putting out fires".

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Equipment or systems are outdated and/or there are insufficient materials and supplies.

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Meetings focus on isolated problems or "issues of the day", but not discussing whether work assigned to individuals or groups is done completely, accurately, and on time.

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Managers keep changing their minds and their priorities, making it difficult to get anything done.

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When people cause a problem, they don't always own up to it and apologize.

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Projects don't meet their planned due dates.

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There are significant differences in the quality of work people do.

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Some people expect someone else to motivate them or tell them what to do, which slows things down and makes it harder to get work done.

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The goals and objectives of the group and/or organization are not clear, making it harder for people to work together in accomplishing them

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Projects are planned without identifying where resources will come from, who else from other places need to be involved, or how the work will be carried out.

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Staff cuts and/or restructuring have disrupted former channels of communication.

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There is no differentiation between "doing tasks" and "producing results", so people are busy but not necessarily getting the right things done and delivered to others

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When people ask for something, they don't always say when they need it and why it’s important to them.

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Some people have to be continually reminded or "micromanaged" to get them to do their work properly or on time.

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Assignments do not include clear due-date deadlines.

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People who do poor quality work are not held to account for improving it.

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There isn't any follow-through on people who don't keep their agreements or do complete work.

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Training is needed for some staff for using new systems and procedures, for being more effective in managing remotely, and/or for improving cross-functional communications.

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There are no good measures of efficiency, quality, or effectiveness for our work, so we can't really tell if we are doing what is expected.

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People don't coordinate their work with each other, so they work at cross- purposes and make extra work for themselves and others.

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Changes are implemented without discussing them with the people whose jobs will be affected by the change.

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People say things are a "priority" rather than say a specific time by when they want it.

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There are clear work standards, but not everybody uses them.

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Argumentative, unfriendly, or otherwise disagreeable people cause trouble at work.

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There is no team, just people working on their own.

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People work hard but not always on the right things

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Procedures and processes are outdated, making it more difficult to complete the work.

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Measures are not used to track either staff or team performance.

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People accept assignments without getting clear on exactly what is expected of them.

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People do not stick to schedules and due dates.

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Team goals are not clearly understood or spelled out to everyone involved.

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The bosses give out work assignments but there is no plan for the best way to get things done, so people are mostly on their own to figure it out.

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There is no discussion about projects when they are finished or if they are terminated in some way – it’s just moving on to the next thing.

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Performance reviews are subjective and not helpful in giving guidance for improvement.

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Work quality doesn't seem to matter very much.

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Some people resist using new methods and procedures in their work.

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There’s not much follow-through on tasks, results, or communications to be sure things worked out well so that people know what worked and what didn't work.

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People do not cooperate with each other in getting the work done.

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People use personal differences or disagreements as a reason for not collaborating with others.

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Some projects and assignments involve other teams, groups, and departments, but it is difficult to get their cooperation and support.

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Meetings start and/or end late.

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Work is done, but it is incomplete or inaccurate.

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People have more work to do than they have time in which to do it.

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Some people gossip and make others look bad, or blame others for their problems, and they are unpleasant to work with.

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When people arrive late or turn in their work late, nobody tells them it’s important to be on time.

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There is no "scoreboard" for tracking progress on group goals, so people don't know if the group is succeeding.

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Meetings are not well managed, waste time and run too long. They have no agendas, are poorly structured and people come unprepared.

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Managers promise to provide support for completing a project, but then don't deliver.

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Bosses focus more on the psychology of employee motivation and satisfaction than on having people be accountable for the results they produce.

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People or groups are seldom recognized or thanked for what they do, even when they go the extra mile to accomplish something.

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Work has to be redone because it is incomplete, inaccurate, or poor quality

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Some people are chronic complainers, taking up the time, attention, and energy of others.

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Projects are initiated and assignments made without the resources (people, money, time) necessary to complete them.