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Comment on Our Podcasts by Kevan Hall

Kevan Hall — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:16:39 +0000

Hi Charlie, thanks for the comment, it is surprising how often this happens – often against the expressed strategy of the integration, hope the ideas help. Let me know how you get on.

Comment on Our Podcasts by Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:34:40 +0000

I am listening to all of these during my commute to work. Today, Episode 8: Mergers and Acquisitions provided some unexpected insight into a situation we’re facing. It looks like our new parent company is assimilating one important little product team into the Mother Ship. This assimilation is hurting the product and making it difficult for the pre-aquisition customers. I will try and apply this insight to the situation and see what comes of it. Thanks.

Comment on Why constant reorganizations destroy matrix management by Matrix Management and the IT Organization « IT Organization Circa 2017

Matrix Management and the IT Organization « IT Organization Circa 2017 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:01:57 +0000

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Comment on The Onion – cross-cultural tools video by Kevan Hall

Kevan Hall — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:55:50 +0000

Thanks Gabriel, I am glad you found it useful

Comment on The Onion – cross-cultural tools video by Gabriel Omozeze

Gabriel Omozeze — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:05:13 +0000

Communication is a very important tool in doing business in a cross-cultural workplace. Using the right communication skills and appropriate language for such environment will lead to getting the right results and feedbacks. In oreder to become very productive and successful in such environment we need to appreciate diversity and learn about other people’s culture, appreciate their language, observe, learn, and understand their behaviors and the messages they pass across with their gestures and body language.

Comment on The Onion – cross-cultural tools video by Gabriel O.

Gabriel O. — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:54:02 +0000

I enjoyed your presentation using the onion cross-cultural tools video. It well explains the inner meaning and understanding that there is more to the outer behavior of other cultures around intercotinental work environment. In oreder to become very productive and successful in such environment we need to appreciate diversity.

Comment on Cross cultural skills development – Life in a Matrix Podcast Episode 6 by Tools for cross-cultural success #2 - The culture abacus

Tools for cross-cultural success #2 - The culture abacus — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:08:59 +0000

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Comment on Life in a Matrix Management Podcast – Episode 1 -Too much cooperation going on? by Is your company too connected to be effective?

Is your company too connected to be effective? — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:37:18 +0000

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Comment on Can matrix management be lean management by Charles Hammell

Charles Hammell — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:06:26 +0000

Perhaps it’s a case of awareness and priorities. If you have embraced lean and agile, then you will find a way to do things that way, even with matrix. For instance, if we have a matrix of managers and workers and we need to start a project, the matrix supports resource allocation and provides a stable reporting structure for reallocated workers. But once the project starts, the day-to-day work happens using whatever lean or agile methodology the team has determined that they will follow. Matrix is the meta-organization, and lean/agile is the tactical day-to-day methodology. We especially do this with offshore team members.

Comment on Human Resources matrix management challenges by Manpower Company Nepal

Manpower Company Nepal — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:04:01 +0000

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