Life in a Matrix

Successful companies grow and become more complex, they have complex products and complex, matrix and virtual organization structures.
These more connected organizations are necessary to success but those connections can also cause delay, cost and dissatisfaction.
In this video Kevan Hall asks “are companies too connected to be effective?”

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The three secrets to building a truly integrated global leadership group.

Kevan Hall CEO of Global Integration shares three secrets for building a truly integrated global leadership group.
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This video, from our YouTube channel MyGlobalIntegration is about the first of three key tools we use on our tools for cross-cultural success training program – The Onion model

If you found this useful, look out for the next 2 culture tools videos – the abacus and the 5 choices tool.
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Many of our clients are currently focusing on creating more integrated IT functions. This tends to create a more complex IT organization and requires different skills if we are not to create delay, cost and dissatisfaction.
There are three main drivers for this

Cost savings – companies are pursuing cost savings in all areas but this is [...]

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An interesting insight came up in discussion with one of our clients recently about the role of central functions and business units in a matrix organisation.
A very experienced manager mentioned that he felt that part of the challenge was that central functions played two roles.  Sometimes they were standard setters and sometimes they were service [...]

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We are working with several clients at the moment on matrix management implementations, and we are interviewing their line managers about the key challenges of matrix management.
One of the key challenges that comes up is moving from traditional authority and control in getting things done to getting things done through influence and networks.
Many managers feel [...]

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Regular business travel is rarely the glamorous experience that non-travellers imagine. Many of us have returned from a sweaty, delayed, frustrating trip to work long hours and go for dinner with strangers to hear our colleagues say “Oh you went to Berlin – how lovely”.
But in recent years and months a combination of intrusive  security, [...]

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Finding the right level of control is critical in complex companies.
There are many factors that can subtly (or not so subtly) undermine trust in complex companies (cultural differences, competing priorities, working through technology & misaligned goals – to name but a few). If trust is damaged mangers tend to increase central control and this can [...]

 Finding the right level of control [11:21m]: Download

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Management teams in complex companies lead matrix, virtual, international and cross-cultural organizations. In operating as a team in such a complex environment they face some common challenges including

What is our unique contribution as a team – rather than just the sum of our individual roles?
What is the right level of control for our business?
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It’s amazing what Google alerts throws up.  Apparently the Vulcan Kolinahr Fleet is organized on matrix management principles.
Conclusive proof that the matrix is the organizational form of the future.  I am sure a strict logic based approach to matrix management is a help. In the photo you can see Mr Spock clearly indicating the dual [...]

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