structureistheEnemy

Here’s how to tell if you firm’s structure is the real enemy. Your staff is working hard. You have procedures, and they are usually
followed. But things are taking too long. Rework is a big problem. Traffic is running exhausted all the time. Deadlines are not hit.
Margins don’t match the industry targets you’re supposed to meet. And you personally can’t work any harder.

Sound familiar? These symptoms are present at many agencies, and the problem isn’t the staff or the client mix or the creative talent
or the traffic department or the job initiation procedures. The problem is usually the firm’s basic operating structure.

If so, you need to change things because this situation wouldn’t get better on its own.

Here’s how to check it out. We do a Chalk Talk on agency structure that you and your team will find most helpful in determining if you
have a structure problem at the heart of your operational difficulties. It’s fast, quick, and involves some operational assessment that
helps make the Chalk Talk targeted to your situation. It usually takes less than two days.

For more information on making structure a friend and not the enemy, give Stuart Sanders a call at 800/899-1538 and ask about our
Chalk Talk on agency structure.