Essay On Barriers To Success

Operational Barriers to Success
Starting a business and thriving in that industry in today’s society can be arduous but rewarding simultaneously. There are many obstacles and attributes that can hinder a business from being successful. Companies in every industry have experienced challenges that they have had to overcome to consistently contend with top competitors.
An organization can identify barriers early on to be able to adapt and overcome the challenges. What are barriers that organizations face? Barriers are anything that can stop a business or organization from becoming successful. Many companies and organizations identify these barriers and improve capabilities rather than implementing organization restructuring (Wyner, 2004). Restructuring can be a timely and cost effective measure to handle barriers; instead one should focus on the activities of the organization to find ways to work around barriers (Wyner, 2004). For example, understanding customer needs, customer acquisition and management, and product development are all efficient processes to identify barriers within a business (Wyner, 2004). Organizations can use surveys as a way to identify operational barriers. Moore states, “Their extensive ‘Making Change Work Study’ quizzed over 1,500 project leaders, sponsors, project managers and change managers from many of the world’s leading organizations, ranging from small to very large in size” (2009). Surveys such as the ‘Making Change Work Study’ serve to research management change practices covering small and large projects being implemented (Moore, 2009). In today’s society and economy, businesses worldwide must be able to adapt to change and adapt successfully to sustain competitive advantage (Moore, 2009). Compa...

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...in my opinion I would have conducted an analysis of the origin of the barriers and confronted each barrier by the impact it has on the company. Managing barrier activities consist of an audit of rules and practices which exposes barriers that hinder the business from succeeding, rather than restructuring the organization performance systems (Rieger, 2011). Although removing barriers is a daunting task, once the barriers have been conquered it is a true sign of success (Rieger, 2011).
Organizations in every industry face operational barriers at some level in order to obtain success. These barriers among many others cannot be ignored, as they can affect not only the operations in a company, but also the reputation that consumers perceive of that company. It is vital to identify barriers and work to overcome them to truly succeed and maintain a competitive advantage.