What Am I Missing?

About an hour later . . .

Tim asked another question, “So, Jane, how often do you meet with the people on the project?”

“Meet?” said Jane tilting her head to the side.

Tim continued, “Yes, to work issues and to follow-up on tasks.”

Jane answered, “I occasionally hold a meeting but I don’t have a set time. People on the project have so much to do that I don’t want to bother them.”

“Hmmm, this also could be a problem,” said Tim.

Jane spoke up, “You know, it seems so hit-and-miss and chaotic around here, that I often ask myself, what am I missing?”

“Yes,” said Tim. “This may seem odd but clarity of sponsorship is not enough. Now that you are working to clarify sponsorship and are seeming to make real headway, let me introduce ...

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