This past year, our business has been plagued with numerous problems.  Whether it was a staffing shortage, or logistics problems, there has been a flood of never ending headaches.  So, just as the year is ending, it is time to make some changes.

I just sent out a memo yesterday letting the human resources department go.  You see, I found that I could take advantage of human resources outsourcing and save our firm some money.  Cutting expenses wasn’t the only option I was looking at, but it would help save our bloated company some money.

The E-commerce services department was also let go because they had the highest sick rate (an average of 30 days) this past year.  The level of absenteeism was totally unacceptable, and we needed a change there anyway - our website had become stagnant.

Lastly, I have decided that the management team we have sucks.  There has been a lack of control and direction from the management and if we continue down this path, our company will disappear.  Instead, I have  enlisted the services of a professional management recruitment firm to find us some management candidates - I am hoping to have a new management team in place to start the new year.

So, next year will see a radical change to our business.  Though it may look smaller, I think we will see bigger possibilities next year.