(q+a) Can TSIG adapt? What about Middle Management?
By: andersm
Reply To: 42687 by AlanC
Monday, 31 Jan 2000 at 9:48 PM EST
Post # of 42714
The business plan is bold and creative, a strong attribute for a
company's long term success. However, two even stronger attributes
are a company's ability to execute the plan and their ability to
adapt if a shift in the environment creates a need for a new direction.
All of this points to a need for visionary leadership and an informed
and committed workforce. What can you share with me about the people
who work for TSIG? I know about the three new guys, but what do you
know about middle management and the folks in the trenches? eom
MJA
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MJA..............
Since I've owned tsig they've shifted to adapt to
the environment numerous times. Outsourced Teleservices
provider, etailor, web site developer, marketing company...
all of these itmes...too many of these itmes. FINALLY they
focused upon an less competitive niche with an unique approach
counter to the ineffective strategies being experimented
upon at considerable costs by others.
With each shift especially at the end of '98 and
first 6 months of '99 cam numerous middle and upper
management people with impressive resumes who couldn't
work together and had each a separate vision for
which way they thought tsig should head.
To the CEO's credit, he kept his vision coherent and
allowed it to evolve. he has also now realized
that others our more capable to do the day by day
dirty work that visionaries seem not to want to meddle in
and in which visionaries usually aren't very good.
What makes me sanguine about the press release is that
they hired a team. however, I'm not sure who is still on
board and in what capacity. Some of the people I spoke
with like Neil Kitchener and Richard Olsen seemed quite
capable. Tim Heidleman had an impressive resume.
Lewin, Haber, Guild, Hwang, Newton are gone with their
salaries and inabilites to work together.
Overhead has been minimized. Certainly the new m
anagement TEAM is going to assess those that remain.
Therefore, the long winded answer to your question is I
for one don't know which middle management people
are still even there.
Personally I more concerned about results then resumes,
especially since when tsig had the most chiefs last spring
they had the least production.
Also see post
Message 12715217
z
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By: andersm
Reply To: 42714 by ztect
Monday, 31 Jan 2000 at 10:33 PM EST
Post # of 42965
ztect: thank-you for the thoughtful answer.
I am not so much interested in resumes either as I am interested in an aligned workforce who have a penchant for action and are ready to get in there and dig. Clearly the number of times this company has had to shift gears and regroup is a positive sign they are committed to not just survive, but to thrive. In this day and age, the ability to turn on a dime is paramount. TSIG has demonstrated they can do this effectively.
Marlene
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