Gregg Landers, Managing Director at CBIZ, takes you through The 7 Classic Management Mistakes. Management is difficult enough, there's no reason to sabotage the process; learn what to avoid to build your company.

1. Title: The 7 Classic Management Mistakes

2. develop a sense of leading indicators
manage cash flow
communicate the core mission
act quickly
have a viable plan B
play offense instead of defense
pay attention to competitor changes
Failureto:

3. 1.
Failureto:
DevelopASenseofLeading
Indicators

4. The most effective way
to see what lies ahead is
by looking at key
indicators such as trends
in suppliers, customers,
competitors and
elsewhere for insight.

5. 2.
Failureto:
Manage cash flow

6. Without a
readily accessible cash
flow tool, your business
will falter.

7. 3.
Failureto:
Communicate The
Core Mission

8. Tomorrow
Sr.
management
needs to be
able to
clearly state
how the hard
actions taken
today
helps all of the
stakeholders

9. 4.
Failureto:
Act Quickly

10. Paralysis by analysis.
Management must
focus on fixing the
problem rather than
analyzing it endlessly.

11. 5.
Failureto:
Have A Viable Plan B

12. A contingency plan
is your business’
safety rope, just
in case things
start to get
shaky. A Plan B is
a must.

13. 6.
Failureto:
Play Offense Instead
of Defense

14. The best defense is a better
offense. Don’t be stuck in your old
ways. When the time is right, you
must attack.

15. 7.
Failureto:
Pay Attention to
Competitor Changes

16. Keep your eyes open so you see what
the competition is doing and can make
adjustments to your own business plan.

17. Contact Information
Gregg Landers
Growth Management Consulting
858-795-2028
Glanders@Cbiz.com