Development Management Positioning Span of Control 
HR Digest
AUGUST 18, 2023
The concept of HR value delivery encompasses the ability of HR departments to not only meet the needs of the business but also to create a positive impact on the overall success of the organization. HR professionals can facilitate this alignment by involving customers in talent development initiatives.
N2Growth Blog
MARCH 26, 2012
If you’re in a position of leadership and don’t feel you have any blind spots, you’re either very naïve or very arrogant. I’ve never understood leaders who make heavy investments in personal and professional development early in their careers, who then go on to make only minimal investments in learning once they have reached the C-suite.
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Great Leadership By Dan
APRIL 16, 2012
In many organizations and occupations, “management by walking around” and micromanagement have fell by the wayside, either by design or out of necessity. Organizations are flatter, spans of control have increased, and hundreds of thousands of employees now work from home. I’m in one of those positions. Develop measures.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 2, 2014
You have front-line employees who create what you sell or who deal directly with customers: software developers, sales reps, call-center staffers, and so on. Not long ago my colleagues and I studied the cost of adding a manager or executive, and we found a kind of multiplier effect (see the graphic below). It’s the same in a company.
Skip Prichard
JULY 19, 2021
The following was written by a person who, during a series of crucible experiences in a position of leadership, learned much about how best to lead: “…Loving – something I so desperately hoped that I did – meant much more than simply feeling that I cared. All fifty of us were similarly selected for major leadership positions around the world.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
As someone who has been in the business of hiring people and developing people organizations for many years, I’ve noticed two common first-day-on-the-job scenarios. Ken and Gail walk to her desk, where she meets her team and manager. Barrett ends his first week wondering if he made the right decision to take this new position.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 23, 2016
Their goal is to attract, engage, develop and retain employees – moving talent into, through and out of the organization. HR systems emphasize long-term relationships and high performance, with big investments in selection and development, amortized over a long career. Create one integrated workforce strategy.
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