The Fatal Triangle
The “Fatal Triangle” is a three point stress machine that eats up dispatcher’s as fast as a company can hire them. In some companies, after several attempts to find the “right”person for the job, the only person left to do the job is the Owner.
This because the Owner is the only person who won’t quit
when faced with this monumental stress. The Fatal Triangle
that the dispatcher is exposed to, consists of the following
three elements:
1. The Owner
Constant pressure by the Owner is applied to the Dispatcher to get as much “applied time” as possible for the amount of money the Owner is paying the Technicians.
2. The Technicians
Unfortunately, they feel they are “above” having to deal with Customers, paperwork, the schedule, inventory, time management or just about anything else besides fixing equipment.
3. The Customer
The Customer has a need to be serviced during the time frame that is convenient for them, not for your company. Is this realistic? If you intend to get or keep Customers, it is a reality that you must deal with or face losing them. What should you do? Don’t worry, help is on the way!