More and more time is lost dealing with problems and mistakes.

When the exact thing the company was striving for – fast growth – unleashes its fury, problems seem to increase with every new sale. People are increasingly busy putting out daily fires. More time is spent fixing problems than preventing them, with everyone dropping whatever they were doing to respond to the latest crisis or priority.

Companies with this growing pain see a dramatic rise in the number of serious mistakes and problems, especially in the operational areas of the company. Management by crisis diverts resources away from growth initiatives and redirects them towards the growing number of errors and emergencies. Ultimately the company’s financial performance dips, as the business becomes increasingly inefficient and unproductive.

As a company grows it has very different needs. Your organization must bring its people, systems, and management capabilities in line with these new demands. The flood of problems and mistakes that are crippling its growth and draining profits are not going to disappear until your organization’s internal development keeps pace with its sales growth.