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UNCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY AND LACK OF AUTHORITY

 

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No.    Problem (Internal factors)           Remedial action

 

1.     Overlapping/vague

          job descriptions                           Identify and rectify

2.       No job description                        Discuss with your boss and write one/get

it approved.

3.       Precise responsibilities not clear      Your achievements / results will also not

be clear. Get written orders.

 

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No.      Problem (External factors)                        Remedial action

 

1.Vague chain of command                     Crystallize organization charts to clarify

reporting relationships and avoid

misunderstandings.

2.Usurping of authority by others             Clarify/rectify. Insist that limited authority

also limits responsibility.

3.Unclear accountability                          Fix accountability. Reward good work with

citations, enhanced salary and perquisites.

4.Credit always goes to the boss,

subordinates only get brickbats

but never bouquets.                          Never take credit for your subordinates

good work. In due course, leader of a

good team with outstanding results, is

himself rewarded/elevated.

5.Responsibility without authority             Untenable. One without the other can

never function properly

6.Ambiguous instructions                         Seek written clarification

7.Weak promotion practices                     A secure appraisal system, merit based, is

the only way. Do not over-promote a

worker to his level of inefficiency.

8.Non-descriptive titles/designations         Immaterial, if job description is clear.