Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Her situation demands better strategic thinking, more creativity and innovation, and greater agility and responsiveness. Increasingly, leaders exist in a much longer ‘span of control’ network. They need to get things done without too much ‘command and control’. My personal concern.

Leadership Development 215

Leadership Development Development Span of Control Leadership 215

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Be dynamic and agile, not routine and static – most “strategy” firms offer inflexible, rigid, complex and time consuming approaches that eat up resources and yield only limited value. Let me do that now. Here are some strategic planning “next practices” that you should strongly consider: 1.

Strategy 150

Strategy Strategic Planning Span of Control Hedge 150

HR Digest

AUGUST 18, 2023

Organization: Cultivating the Right Capabilities for Success HR’s role in shaping the organization goes beyond traditional HR demographics such as the number of levels or span of control. Rather, HR must focus on building the right organization capabilities that drive success.

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Organization Power Span of Control SWOT 96

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

Agility 8

Agility White Paper How To Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Balancing freedom to innovate versus following proven routines. The art and science here is determining how to get both outcomes — consistency and innovation — in the right proportion and in the appropriate parts of your organization. In many areas, freedom to innovate is the critical need.

Agility 8

Agility Innovation Span of Control Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2017

They successfully expand their span of control outward from the center, gathering more influence over time. Like the dandelion, leaders should use a faster, agile, flexible mindset to explore and exploit new opportunities presented by constantly challenging the status-quo, even when they are growing.

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Span of Control Bond Fashion Influence 10