STOCK HOLDER!: While Halliburton is reducing their work force globally you must demand that they dispense with their heavy manager to worker ratio. FYI: Their management structure is riddled with obscure positions and vague reporting structures complicated by matrix management witchery that effectively doubles the number of managerial positions. There are far more managers and pseudo-managers than they would willingly make public in any organization chart. They must “radically” flatten the organization and create clear streamlined reporting structures in order to survive.
ARGUMENT: Too many managers jockeying for position in a crowded field makes for a lot of Wild Goose chasing. The financial waste a crowded field of managers incurs in their quests to make the “Big Splash” is mind boggling. Costs they don’t let you see in a quarterly report. If the management structure is flattened where each manager is assigned more people and given clear reporting lines they will spend less time burning cash in pointless persuits for golden geese and vying with one another for control and recognition.
TIP: Don’t focus just on field operations; dig everywhere. Review the top down reporting structure throughout the entire company. Ferret out those obscure positions. Eliminate matrix management. Trust me. Top heaviness is the Devil’s playground. You should demand that HAL focus on effeciencies not only in field operations but in management style.