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Sl. PROBLEM (INTERNAL)                Remedial action

No.

 

1.       Procrastination                   Recognize the danger. Analyze / act.

2.       Over-reacting                    Condition your response to (a) Ignore (b)

Delegate (c) Tackle personally if sure that you alone can be effective.

3.       Crises/Contingencies           Install check lists / SOP's category wise,

anticipate (Murphy's 3^rd law)

4.       ‘Fire fighting'                      Prevention better than cure; be alert for danger

signals.

 

 

 

                                                

 

 

Sl.        PROBLEM (EXTERNAL)                    Remedial action

No.      Triggered by Environment

 

           

1.         Switching Priorities                               Only in exceptional cases

2.         Not studying/heeding                Analyze external implications of govt./international                                 decisions/trends

environmental factors, heed EWS

(Early Warning Systems) alarms ,

GATT, WTO, Parliament.

 

3.         Concealing bad news                            Create atmosphere of openness to tackle

bad news as a team

4.         Breakdown/human error                       Anticipate / work-out alternatives

5.         Unrealistic time estimates                      Everything takes longer than anticipated

(Murphy's 2^nd Law). Add cushion to time estimates.

6.         Inadequate/inaccurate/delayed Develop a system to ensure timely

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