In Praise Of Matrix Organizations
Done badly, matrices really do overly complicate things, blur decision rights, and cause mass confusion. And most of the time, they are a cop out decision by senior leadership trying not to offend anyone. But if you are going to be best in class at delivery or...
In Praise Of Hierarchical Organizations (Sometimes)
It’s fashionable to denigrate hierarchies. Critics suggest they are too controlled, siloed, and rigid. But they help create stability. And if your overarching strategy is production, you need stability, results and authority. A hierarchical organization, led by a...
Lessons In Leadership From Alabama Football’s Saban, Tagovailoa And Hurts
So many great moments in last night’s college football championship game. So many people stepping up in different ways. Three stand out as leaders: Coach Nick Saban being ready to make required changes and having the courage to make the changes when he needed to do...
How To Remedy Uncertain Successions With People Like Fox’s Rupert Murdoch And China’s Xi Jinping
Enduring organizations sustain themselves with a healthy dose of future capability, succession and contingency planning. Generally those efforts are driven by an embedded system or a group of people more biased to organizational needs over individual needs any normal...
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