Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 15, 2019

According to a study by Leadership IQ , 46% of newly hired employees will fail within 18 months, while only 19% will achieve unequivocal success. The new organization had a matrix reporting structure, making it even more complex for my coachees. One has to learn new rules of engagement. Valley of Despair. So you accepted the challenge.

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Tips Span of Control Learning-by-Doing Uncertainty 192

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2018

We often equate developing a leadership voice with finding ways to appear more confident. But rather than living with imposter’s syndrome , or feeling exhausted by wearing your game face all day, you can build a truer confidence by more intentionally focusing on cultivating many different parts of your leadership voice each day.

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Leadership Span of Control Storytelling Report 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2013

During his entire career, he worked in his father''s span of control, reporting directly to his dad within six years of joining the business. Each of these career steps led to more and more responsibility befitting a rising—not a failing—executive. I don''t have the skills to be an executive.

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Span of Control Long-term Short-term Career 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

HR systems emphasize long-term relationships and high performance, with big investments in selection and development, amortized over a long career. Traditional work analytics focused on regular full-time employees, and seemed to show that this change reduced senior scientist spans of control.

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Strategy Span of Control Finance How To 8