The document discusses how poor communication between departments can lead to chaos and unnecessary stress. It identifies some common causes of breakdowns in communication, such as conflict between employees, communication issues under pressure, and lack of clear communication guidelines. The document then provides recommendations for improving communication, including having each department identify missing information, building camaraderie among department heads so effective communication trickles down, creating processes for information to flow between departments, and investing in operation management software to enhance communication and take operations to the next level. The overall message is that committing to improving communication throughout all departments can help take control of chaos and allow an operation to run more smoothly.

4. chaos resulting from
bad communication

5. chaos resulting from
bad communication
= unnecessary stress

9. you guessed it.

10. we have yet another
simple solution for you.

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12. but
first!

13. as a wise man once said

14. “You can’t solve a problem
with the same thinking
used when it was created.”
- Albert Einstein

15. which means

16. we first need to consider

17. the reasons for the breakdown

18. in communication

20. Conflict

21. Conflict
between

22. Conflict
between
employees

23. When managers or staff are
not speaking to each other,

24. it makes it very difficult for

25. others to communicate
effectively.

27. communication

28. Communication
under

29. Communication
under
pressure

30. When the pressure to produce
is present,

31. communication as a priority
may not be present.

33. Communication

34. Communication
guidelines

35. Communication
guidelines
not

36. Communication
guidelines
not
clear

37. often,

38. procedures for
interdepartmental
communication

39. are not outlined

40. But they need to be!

41. “I think it’s obvious why we don’t share the same views.”

42. physical

43. physical
separation

44. Effective communication
is challenging,

45. especially

46. when they’re located on
different floors

47. or other buildings

48. since we’ve examined
the potential
causes of the problem

49. we can now develop a
solution!

55. Identifying
1

56. Identifying
always needed
1

57. Identifying
always needed
information
1

59. Each department needs to
create a list of the missing
details

60. from other departments

61. And their routine expectations.

62. Build
camaraderie
2

63. Build
camaraderie
among your
department
heads
2

65. Develop quality leaders

66. and the rest of your
operation benefits.

67. Once they’re communicating
on the same level

68. it’ll trickle down.

69. Create and use
processes
3

70. Create and use
processes
inclusive of
3

71. Create and use
processes
inclusive of
communication
among departments
3

73. Each department needs
to include steps

74. outlining when and how

75. information
should flow between
departments

76. Invest in
4

77. Invest in
operation
4

78. Invest in
operation
management
4

79. Invest in
operation
management
software
4

80. “This baby will manage our entire operation...
and make a great cup of coffee.”

81. After you've enhanced
communication among
teammates,

82. bring it together
with software

83. that will take your
operation AND communication

84. to another level

86. eureka!!!

87. it’s not too late

88. to take control
of your chaos.

89. the sooner you
commit to
improving
communication

90. throughout all
departments

91. the sooner your
operation will
be humming

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