CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

As with any project - start with the goal. "To We have 8 teams which is a good number for span of control. One thing this project allows is for people to give back and allowing people that opportunity makes them better people. I am sure by now, everyone knows I am involved in bringing in 50 refugee families.

Organization 100

Organization Mentor Finance Long-term 100

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

This message has been reinforced by the findings of major CEO surveys conducted by IBM and KPMG [PDF], both of which identified complexity as a key business challenge. Over time however, it''s important to do all seven so that simplicity becomes a core capability of your organization and not just a one-time project.

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Organization Strategy Span of Control Morale 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In fact, the concept of span of control — a decades-old organizational design principle — was derived originally from communications research analyzing supervisors' interactions with various numerical sets of subordinates. If so, you're the exception rather than the rule.

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Span of Control Shaw Video Project 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Meetings and phone calls would end and most of the directors, senior directors, various breeds of vice presidents, division presidents, and occasionally our CEO would make their way to the top floor executive dining room for lunch. But office seating tends to be grouped according to a single function, division, or span of control.

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Execution Span of Control Conference Information 15