The Plan

"A plan, assignment or project without specific goals and objectives, lacking clear guidelines, with no one held responsible for the outcome and having no firm due dates, is simply a suggestion."

Far too often, people will say that someone should do something about this sometime.  If a task requires attention, those assigning it need to make sure, up front, that those to do the work are clear on specifically what the expected outcome will be and when it is to be accomplished.  During this process, all parties need to be clear as to the level of priority assigned to this effort.  If not, too much latitude is granted to the people doing the work and, frequently, lower priority issues are addressed first.

As for management, once you have you have passed the project down the line, you cannot just go on to the next item on your list, assuming that those previously delegated will be completed.  Monitoring the progress though milestone reports and tracking the timeline must be done constantly and holding those assigned accountable will go a long way toward having the desired product when needed.

Friday night, the weekend has finally arrived.  Being retired, that is not as significant as it once was.

Thanks for stopping by!
Tony