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How come 10,000 people are slower than 25?
I was working recently with a online business that has grown very fast. Many of the leaders have grown with it and find themselves at a relatively young age leading a multi-billion dollar business. Whilst they are all very proud of the success of the business, they are also aware that it has changed radically […]
Is Apple finally ready to embrace the matrix?
I read an interesting blog post on whether Apple had outgrown its traditional organisational structure The article asks why Apple struggles to maintain focus on a full line of personal computers and PC peripherals, alongside its phones and tablets, following its apparent downgrading of some of these product areas. It recognizes the value of its […]
Balancing generalists and specialists in the matrix organization
There have been several studies recently that reinforce the importance of multifunctional breadth in reaching the top in modern organisations. See my previous blog Matrix management is the secret to great leadership development? Such is the complexity and integration of these organizations, that it is hard to be successful at senior levels without a broad […]
Are we ready for “post truth” business?
I guess many of us have been reading recently about the rise of “post truth” politics. Post truth or post factual politics is defined by Wikipedia as “a political culture in which debate is framed largely by appeals to emotion disconnected from the details of policy, and by the repeated assertion of talking points to which factual rebuttals are ignored.” We […]
Most managers don’t know your corporate goals
In our work on complex matrix organisations we often hear about the challenge of creating goal clarity. Indeed, it can be challenging when you have multiple bosses and work on multiple teams to reconcile competing goals and prioritize accurately. However sometimes it’s much easier than this. We ask people in our workshops to name the […]
Will you be enhanced or replaced by technology?
I’ve been reading a few blogs and articles recently about work automation. The consensus seems to be that this will soon have a major impact on employment, particularly in jobs which have traditionally been considered too highly skilled to be automated. Roles that are primarily about following rules and systems such as being an estate […]
The Contagious Nature of Negativity
This blog is a reflection on leadership learning by a British Army Officer on an expedition that saw a team of 7 individuals complete a 210 mile trek across the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, with an ascent change of 24,000m, taking 13 days. At different parts of the trek the group experienced negativity within it […]
Transformation starts when senior leaders change their behaviours
A recent Harvard business review article Organizations Can’t Change If Leaders Can’t Change with Them revisits the relatively high failure rate of transformation efforts reported by McKinsey, and proposes that leaders need to start by focusing less on their organizations and more on themselves. This is very evident in our work with senior groups leading […]
Matrix management is the secret to great leadership development?
Matrix management often gets criticized for increasing complexity. Accountability without control, influence without authority and multiple team membership does have its challenges; but it looks like being exposed to these is the secret of a successful leadership career. A recent Harvard business review article quotes a Deloitte study of executives from more than 2,000 organisations. They […]
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