Critical Factors that Get in the Way of Corporate Resiliency

Daren Barone
2 min readAug 28, 2020

Challenges ever surround companies and employees — talk of constant uncertainty in a changing market, unrest, and market volatility. Following the pressure and stress caused by these challenges, organizations are now seeking to attain a resilient workforce. They try to stand a chance of adapting and recovering faster than their competitors.

Unluckily, the coping mechanisms that they put in place to enhance corporate resiliency aren’t as effective as expected. Here’s why;

Hierarchy Gets in the Way

In essence, it wouldn’t come as a surprise when severe confusion arises in an organization because of an overabundance of multiple processes. Gone are the days when employers had to play or speak politics to get their employees productive. Navigating the hierarchy demands of getting things done only creates a sense of bureaucracy, whereby workers get tired of the `just deal with it` phrase. While they may display significant resilience for some time, it gets to a point where their reservoir gets exhausted.

Working Processes are not Defined Clearly.

Every team in a company achieves one primary objective successfully by meeting, communicating, and deciding on the most effective approaches. Trouble begins when these three factors cannot be coordinated accordingly. When the process to facilitate them doesn’t have any dedication, the teams wouldn’t have a clear purpose to achieve their objectives.

Overwhelmed Staff

If there’s anything that tampers with corporate resiliency, it’s task overload. While the employees in an organization might be busy, that is not news. In essence, do they have a lot to accomplish? Well, yes! — working demands attending to a million matters in a day. Regardless, the same way they choose to focus on being productive also applies to their ability to give in to distraction.

In essence, feeling overworked creates a platform for one to understand the primary and most urgent details that require focus. It is a matter of embracing courage and having a fruitful conversation with the organization’s boss. Once he is aware of the challenge, it will be solved, thus building resiliency.

Conclusion

While it may be fashionable to argue that a company succumbs mainly to competitive forces in the market, there’s more to it. Promoting resiliency is significant because of the vast demands of the corporation. The economy has to do more than increasing profits, brand recognition, and adapting to globalization or new technologies.

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Daren Barone

Daren Barone lives in San Diego where — in his entrepreneurial career — he’s the Founder of The Barone Group. www.Thebaronegroup.com