Life in a Matrix

At Global Integration we have just completed a flash movie introduction to what we think are the main issues in matrix management - managing people in large, complex, virtual and matrixed organizations.
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Welcome to the first ever “Life in a Matrix” podcast on matrix management.

Kevan Hall, CEO of Global integration and author of the book Speed Lead talks about what is different about cooperation in large, matrix, virtual, global and other complex teams and organizations. 
 
He thinks that too much unnecessary cooperation, communication & control makes complex companies […]

 

 Episode 1 - Too much cooperation going on [9:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The final part of our big picture of the issues we see working and leading in complex and matrixed organizations is the area of Community.
Building community in large organizations has become much more difficult and expensive. We are in multiple locations and time zones, we are more diverse and have less time to build and maintain […]

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Our next practice area on working in complex and matrixed organizations is that of communication, After years of hearing that communication is the solution to every problem, we have learned that communication can often be a big part of the problem rather than the solution.

Just one example - our speed survey participants tell us they get […]

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The 4th trend we see in managing in matrix organizations is a move toward higher levels of central control. This tends to lead to lower levels of empowerment and slower speed of response in companies with matrix organization structures.
There are many factors in complex companies that subtly undermine confidence and trust - when people do not […]

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The way we address the complexity at the heart of our big picture and of our clients needs is to bring ideas, consulting and training in 4 key areas. The first of these is Cooperation.

We believe that there is too much cooperation going on in matrix and other complex organizations. People tell us there are […]

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We have been doing some work with a company called Big Picture Learning who specialize in creating graphics to communicate complex issues quickly. Our big picture communicates what we at Global Integration see as the big issues in working in matrix and other complex organizations.
Part 1, at the centre of the graphic are the key drivers of complexity […]

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