Life in a Matrix

I took my daughter for her first term at University yesterday. A difficult day for all of us but I know she will have a fabulous time.
However, technology has made this a very different experience than it was in my day. Once my parents dropped me off, they were dependent on me remembering to call [...]

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In  a previous post on matrix management skills we talked about the importance of networking in getting things done in a matrix organization structure.
A useful tool in this area is network mapping where we get participants in our skills for the matrix training to draw their network and analyze it to identify gaps, strengths, weaknesses etc…
I know [...]

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One of the challenges in matrix organization structures is how to get good performance management information when an individual has several “matrix managers”, often for short periods of time, and no one individual has the total picture of their performance.
I came across a fascinating idea on using tag clouds in performance management at the “Investigating Enterprise [...]

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