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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Leadership Styles Self-aware Leadership Diversity 139

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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How To Policies Informal Structure Operations 51

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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How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 107

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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Organization Bureaucracy Network Organization Informal Structure 8

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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Talent Management Metrics Kahneman Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Forty-four percent of underperforming sales managers indicated they had a nonexistent or an informal structured sales process. Forty-three percent of high-performing sales managers responded that their sales process was closely monitored, strictly enforced, or automated, compared to 29% of underperforming sales managers.

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