I know that I have written about this subject matter before, but I thought that it was time to revisit the subject just as a refresher on the importance of the issue. In an organization, regardless of the size, it is of the utmost importance that everyone is on the same page, that everyone is marching to the same beat. From executive management to middle management (sorry had to throw that in there seeing how “larger” organizations thrive on this level of management ) to the peeps in the trenches making the magic happen, everyone should know what is going on, what the game plan is.

To keep the organization moving forward seamlessly and smooth as silk, everyone should know what the goal of the organization is, and everything that they are doing should attribute to said overall goal. Far too often, it seems that what one side of the equation is doing does not match up to what the other side is doing or thinking or promising. When this happens, the wheels come off the bus and all hell breaks loose. Management is out preaching one thing while the rest of the organization is steady delivering on something entirely different. This is a disaster waiting to happen, however it can happen quicker than you can say lickety split.

So what do you do? To solve the problem before it gets completely out of control and ruins everything that you have worked so hard for, you need to speak up, bring it to the attention of all parties involved and set forth a plan of action to get everyone humming the same tune. Sometimes it takes the magic makers to band together as a single voice and make it known that there is a problem. There is an advantage to voices in numbers, so if you find yourself in the situation, bring it to the attention of the organization and make a change. If you do not, you very well may loose all that you have poured your heart and soul into, all because the right hand did not know what the left hand was doing.