Coaching Tip

MARCH 21, 2014

The social distance that separates individuals from those in positions of authority, whether in a formal or more informal structure, defiined by gender, age or cultural differences. What is THE POWER GAP?

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

SURESHKUMAR.S November 8, 2009 at 11:03 pm This is a distilled wisdom pill of all the knowledge that modern management literature ,analysis and studies can offer.It This is not pie in the sky, feel good fluff.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2017

A better information structure allows you to manage access to sensitive information meticulously. Finance officers can only access information assigned to their department.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

Companies often focus on integrating the operational elements (the policies and procedures, rules and regulations), but don’t give equal time to the human elements (the relationships and informal structures). Conduct talent reviews sooner rather than later and identify the “keepers.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

So matrices, in a sense, led to the worst of both worlds, a cumbersome organizational structure and the inability to adapt to fast changing contexts. The truth is that networks are informal structures. The changes mainly had to do with informal structure, communication and forging a shared purpose.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2015

Forty-eight percent of the participants from underperforming sales organizations indicated they had nonexistent or informal structured sales processes compared to only 29% from high performing sales organizations. High-performing sales organizations hold their team members to a higher level of accountability.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

For example, structured interviewing processes, in which the questions are consistent across candidates, have been found to reduce bias relative to unstructured or free-form interviews. Finally, you can put new forms of accountability in place so that it becomes clear when bias is occurring.

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