poor communication ⇒ confusion contrasting needs and wants ⇒ employees, seniors, other stakeholders want different things power struggles ⇒ abuse of power, people angry, unions change resistance ⇒ you do not want to change contrasting values and vision personality crashes ⇒ this is unproductive unrealistic targets and expectations ⇒ workers are stressed internal competition ⇒ sad pay disputes ⇒ another employee is getting paid more than you for the same amount of work