Management still believes that it is possible to finish all the work with as few people as possible. There is almost no prioritization, because everything is always somehow urgent.
Will management realize that doing more with less is impossible, before most employees lose the will to work and go to direct competitors?
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You should rethink. By definition it is possible to finish all the work with as few people as possible.
Remember to also think out of the box and we’re on a tight budget and short timeline. That’s also the b s they usually say
Middle management doesn’t just blow smoke up the a$$e$ of upper management. They have an equally effective similar approach on the frontal side.
Management believes a lot of goofy things, but we have not had a credible leader since Frank Cahouet.
As long as you do more, they will keep giving you more.
I was fed that line in my year end review. I just resigned. Good luck.
Doing more with less is very possible because, ahem, we are continually raising the bar on expectations. There is too much complacency in this organization, too many people doing the same job for years without trying to move up in the organization and take on more, more, more. If you are unsuccessful in raising the bar for your team and unable to do way more with less, you are going to be irrelevant in no time.
(remember when that was the weekly message? I do).
Well, … by definition it is a goal to finish all the work with as few people as possible. That’s called efficiency and you’re hired presumably to multitask and to prioritize your work… exactly because everything is always urgent.
This is true from fast food jobs to Senior management. You might be happier with an assembly line sort of job and those are available in the risk, audit and contract areas of the bank.
Will management realize that doing more with less is impossible, before most employees lose the will to work and go to direct competitors?
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The bank has always hired lesser people. Seems silly to suddenly expect more of them.
Exactly, @cgm. We spend the day putting out fires and our priorities change from one hour to the next. I'm in IT and keep asking about 1, 3 and 5 year plans for our apps and get nowhere. We're just flying by the seat of our pants and then wonder why we have 2 months to complete a huge upgrade or migration due to regulatory commitments or to be compatible with other apps and the latest infrastructure.
Management at the Bank is a misnomer. Really it’s more like a bunch of independent contributors each selling themselves to one another with nobody able to consolidate a plan. This is why we don’t have a plan, a strategy or a chance.
Oh wait… what about Organic Growth? We’ve displaced enough that it will sound like a new initiative!
Creating irrational expectations (i.e., do more with less) is how middle management blows smoke up the a$$e$ of upper management. These actions are needed to justify their existence while trying to maintain some level of mental control over their own thought processes.