Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 15, 2019

The new organization had a matrix reporting structure, making it even more complex for my coachees. Valley of Despair. Your performance may dip during the transition to the new organization.

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Tips Span of Control Learning-by-Doing Uncertainty 192

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

JANUARY 10, 2018

Here are a few ways you can be the voice of clarity to help channel others’ energies more productively: At the start of the year, sit down with each direct report to prioritize and clarify what the big wins are in each of their areas. Your voice of connection.

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Leadership Span of Control Storytelling Report 12

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