Important and Urgent
- Leadership training [13 VOTES]
- cross-training so current/internal staff is capable of doing more
- “maximizing human capital” - Planning for the downturn (and upturn) in the economy [9 VOTES]
- Managing staff levels
- An opportunity for “staff on call”? If so, how to structure, administer, etc.?
- Handling change in volume
- Managing motivation and morale
- Maintaining competencies, especially after staff reductions or when running lean - Productivity – Doing more with less, while maintaining set standards (delivery, service, quality, etc.) [6 VOTES]
- Building vendor partnerships (vendors are part of your corporate “team”)
- Product safety (eg. peanut butter salmonella outbreak) – major impact on the entire business
- Meeting delivery and service requirements in and unpredictable environment (when demands/orders change very frequently or are made with little to no notice)
Important but not Urgent
- Cross-functional teamwork (management level) – making decisions that are the best for the company overall [2 VOTES]
- Green resource conservation strategies [2 VOTES]
- Getting employees to embrace lean concepts/to take ownership/realize that they make a difference
- Managing growth in different economic times
- The impact of EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act; please see post below)
- Capitalizing on supply-chain strategies in an entrepreneurial environment
- Meeting delivery schedules while moving a plant’s location
- Continuing process improvements in and environment already JIT
- How to effect a culture change in maintenance systems
- Capitalizing (fully) on ERP systems
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