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Mapping your network in a matrix organization

April 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments

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…
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Tags: Communication in a Matrix · Matrix resource links · Matrix skills · Web 2.0 Communication

Performance Management in a Matrix

March 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: Communication in a Matrix · Matrix Management · Web 2.0 Communication · Working in a Matrix