The same issues come up over and over again.

Rapidly growing businesses are moving so fast that they get caught up “fixing” (but not resolving) recurring problems. Managing with a quick fix or “Band-Aid” avoids the subjective conversations and difficult decisions that can easily become messy, emotional, and awkward.

Because the real problem isn’t addressed, it gets worse. So even if the problem is eventually treated, the treatment required becomes far more complicated and expensive than if the real problem had been dealt with in the first place.

Problems don’t go away unless the source of the problem is uncovered and resolved. To truly resolve issues, you must view the organization as a system comprised of interrelated parts, each affecting and being affected by the others. An action in one area triggers an action in another, and another, and so on. By understanding these interrelationships and tracing back these actions, you can discover where the problem started and how it grew into the issue you’re now facing.