The 5th Key Function of the CEO: Establish An Effective Talent Management System
In addition to having the right organizational design and accountability and authority frameworks in place, modern organizations need a system for ensuring the right people are in the right positions. While avoiding the “Peter Principle” is an important objective,...
The 4th Key Function of the CEO: Implement The Right Organization Design
Most writing on organizational theory looks at organization design as a form of high level “art”. Should the right design take into account the organization’s functions? Does it reflect products and services, or perhaps a divisional alignment? Or should it follow a...
The 3rd Key Function of the CEO: Ensure Work Flows Smoothly Across the Organization
Research consistently shows that organizations with high interdependence, where work in one part of the organization depends on output from another, have higher role conflict. This can lead to situations where managers from one department come into conflict with those...
The 2nd Key Function of the CEO: Delegating Work Down the Organization
In almost every organization, there’s a common theme: communication is less than stellar. That means people are not getting the information they need to make the best decisions regarding the work they need to do. Unfortunately, without the right system in place,...
The 1st Key Function of the CEO: Managing
When it comes to organizations and management, conventional wisdom says that the CEO is the leader and therefore, gets to engage in all the exciting, high profile activities, leaving managers to execute strategy and ensure things are done right. This view is wrong....
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