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How Much Do You Invest in Leadership Development?

Lead Change Blog

They are more diverse, culturally and generationally. Her situation demands better strategic thinking, more creativity and innovation, and greater agility and responsiveness. Increasingly, leaders exist in a much longer ‘span of control’ network. They need to get things done without too much ‘command and control’.

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HR Value Delivery: Power of HR to Transform Organizations

HR Digest

Organization: Cultivating the Right Capabilities for Success HR’s role in shaping the organization goes beyond traditional HR demographics such as the number of levels or span of control. Rather, HR must focus on building the right organization capabilities that drive success.

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Why the Lowly Dandelion Is a Better Metaphor for Leaders than the Mighty Banyan

Harvard Business Review

They successfully expand their span of control outward from the center, gathering more influence over time. Ultimately, this type of growth masks a lack of diversity and fresh thinking in the core of the management ranks causing many leaders, their teams and organizations to lose their way.