The Domino Effect: When Poor Delegation and Communication Crush Multi-Unit Performance

The phone rings for the third time in an hour. Store #47 needs approval for a vendor credit. Store #23 can't figure out the new promotion setup. Store #15 is asking about scheduling policy for the hundredth time. District Manager Sarah Chen glances at her watch—it's only 10 AM.

Illustration of a stressed manager holding his head as dominoes labeled 'poor delegation' fall, symbolizing how management failures cascade through multi-unit retail operations.