HR Digest

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this article, we will explore the key aspects of HR value delivery and how HR can unleash its power to transform organizations. 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.

Organization 96

Organization Power Span of Control SWOT 96

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

My current research is on people who thrive in these conditions – the stars who make things happen beyond their formal span of control and budget. The curious finding from this research is that the most successful strategy is to be highly collaborative. In a competitive world you can not succeed alone: you need allies.

Middle Management 64

Middle Management Information Influence Strategy 64

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 26, 2012

Control is about power – not leadership. Forget span of control and think span of influence. Here’s the thing – the purpose of leadership is not to shine the spotlight on yourself, but to unlock the potential of others so they can in turn shine the spotlight on countless more.

Self-aware 418

Self-aware Leadership Span of Control Emotional Intelligence 418

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. Recent research, however, may be taking some of the wind out of their sails.

Decentralization 141

Decentralization Span of Control Middle Management Morale 141

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Think about the power of this maxim. Would you briefly share that because it is incredibly powerful? The story that you reference tells of how I learned of this powerful behavior. However, as mentioned, despite its profound power and ease of use, I find that this behavior is woefully underutilized. Yes… of course!

Leadership 132

Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 132

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

The next question, the underlying one, is always the same: how is this going to affect the amount of power I have? And senior leaders are asking, "Won't I have to give up power?". Isn't power about being the boss? These allow you to direct activities and allocate resources — and by doing so, control other people.

Power 14

Power Span of Control Senge Media 14

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.

Span of Control 15

Span of Control CEO Goal Incentives 15