Managing Teams Challenging Throughout The Mission Side Of...

permission to talk. This makes managing teams challenging throughout the mission side of the organization. One national manager stated I’m of the mindset to give them more – tell them what you know as soon as you know. Like within reason what you know. Even if it means, things might change – if they’re going to change drastically, clearly you’re not in a position to, you know tell†¦ but if you have a sense, I would say communicate that with the caveat that there are a few things still moving but here’s the directly where we’re going. Having been a deliverer of the message and a receiver of the message, I prefer that model. Systems Systems are the supports that run the organization. The main systems issues that emerged from data collection†¦show more content†¦One staff in a health management role recalled prior to unification, I don’t think [we’re communication enough with staff right now]†¦ an example would be following every board meeting we used to have a staff meeting. But we’re less connected to that governing model, it seems. As a result, information is not shared in the same approach, and staff feel uninformed. It was further mentioned that staff and team meetings are too infrequent. Another concern with communications systems are the mechanism which exist. It was explained that important information often fall through the cracks or take too long to be disseminated because of the uncoordinated system.. A national manager offered a solution saying â€Å"access to more of your colleague’s calendars... would help in knowing what your colleagues were doing† so that staff can support each other and be informed about aligning efforts. Upon unification and with the change in leadership, a new communication mechanism was developed where people could email the national CEO questions in email form. However, staff participants indicated that this system doesn’t function well, in that people don’t feel comfortable with the communication system in place for providing feedback or asking questions. Staff indicated that there is no feedback loop to speak beyond one’s direct superior or to the common CEO email inquiries box. Staff are interested in a broader feedback system where discussions can happen at all levels of the