We Need a Better Language for Organizational Relationships
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
But just as we need to know whether the evening we are about to spend is with our mother-in-law or a university buddy, managers inside organizations need to know whether the meeting they are about to have with a manufacturing expert is with an internal supplier, a team member, or a lobbyist for lean manufacturing.
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