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

LDRLB

AUGUST 8, 2012

Flattening usually refers taking two actions to change organizational structure – removing layers of middle management while widening the span of control for the managers that are left. firms that spanned roughly 15 years. Recent research, however, may be taking some of the wind out of their sails.

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Decentralization Span of Control Middle Management Morale 141

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Although it may be counter-intuitive, one of the most powerful changes you can make in your organization is to increase spans of control — a simple shift that can liberate employees, streamline the hierarchy, simplify processes, and reduce costs. In short, today the manager's job is more about leadership than control.

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Report Span of Control Welch Cost 15

CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

We have 8 teams which is a good number for span of control. These scorecards are used to report back to the other directors and to allow those teams to jump in where needed. The Director of Finance has the donations team reporting to them. This system is not proven so I welcome any suggestions on how to improve it.

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Organization Mentor Finance Long-term 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2014

This meant that management span of control had more than doubled from an average of 5-6 salespeople per manager up to 12-15 per manager. The average span of control for U.S. The merchandising force operates with an unusually high span of control of 50 merchandisers per manager.

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Span of Control Company Merchandising Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2014

Compare your managerial spans — the average number of direct reports per supervisor—with industry benchmarks, and adjust your structure accordingly. Take into account, however, that different jobs require different spans of control. Limit the caravans.

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Cost Span of Control Management Bureaucracy 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2012

After considerable thought, she decided that the best way to force her managers to take a more holistic perspective was to increase their spans of control so that they were responsible for end-to-end processes and wouldn't have the time to micro-manage the technical details.

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Span of Control CEO Goal Incentives 15