She had shortlisted two designs from two suppliers of plaque for an award to be given out during the event, the plaque and engraving costs and drafted the message to be engraved. She has also chosen a few venues and find out the costs of holding the event.
Today, she was out to look for invitation cards. She selected a few designs but bought none.
In fact, nothing much progressed apart from gathering all the information.
The problem?
The engraving has to be submitted to the Marketing Communication Department for vetting, which will then be submitted to the CEO for vetting. The plaque chosen also needs to be approved by Marcom and the CEO. The costs must also be approved by both.
The venue, menu and costs must be approved by her manager, which then will be submitted to the CEO for approval.
The design of invitation card and the costs must also be sent to her manager for approval, which again will be submitted to the CEO for approval.
If the CEO finds the card is too simple or for any other reason, it will cascade down and she has to start all over again to source for other choices.
And everything needs to be approved by the CEO who has the final decision.
Any wonder why your staff is frustrated.
Is it distrust in staff ability to make wise decision? Does the CEO think that he is the only smartest person to make wise decision? Or the CEO feels insecure?