Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2020

Of course, it’s difficult to remember everything, especially if your span of control is 25 or more—let alone if you also want to remember things about all the coworkers your direct colleagues guide in the everyday operation of your organization. Has someone recently passed away in their personal circle? Be generous.

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CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

We have 8 teams which is a good number for span of control. Education (everything from English skills, schooling to job training), Adjustment, Housing, Transportation and Finance. 3 - Director of Education/Training. This system is not proven so I welcome any suggestions on how to improve it. So how are we doing it?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The company better aligned the workforce mix to its strategy, by optimizing different talent acquisition channels, manager spans of control (number of workers reporting to them), and worker mobility. Educate leaders on how and why to optimize a blended workforce. Fewer junior scientists reported to each senior scientist.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

When an employee becomes a people manager for the first time, they experience an expansion in responsibility, a broader span of control, and new types of accountability. This requires education and training through their promotion. Employees both desire and deserve continuous development as they navigate their careers.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Traditionally, being powerful within an organization has been a function of three aspects of bossness: (a) your title and rank within the hierarchy, (b) your span of control, or how many people you direct, and (c) your budget and/or profit and loss responsibilities. Isn't power about being the boss?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

As BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has said, “One reason for investors’ short-term horizons is that companies have not sufficiently educated them about the ecosystems they are operating in, what their competitive threats are and how technology and other innovations are impacting their businesses.” Make the tough calls on people.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The average span of control in these and other vanguard organizations is more than double the U.S. Managers and administrators tend to be better educated than the workforce at large and typically possess technical or functional skills. GDP could grow by $3 trillion — and the actual figure would likely be higher.

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