The 8 essential design principles for a matrix organization
Leaders: Here are 8 design principles for matrix organizations that foster collaboration, increase efficiency, and drive success....
Michael D Watkins is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at IMD, and author of The First 90 Days, Master Your Next Move, Predictable Surprises, and 12 other books on leadership and negotiation. His book, The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking, explores how executives can learn to think strategically and lead their organizations into the future. A Thinkers 50-ranked management influencer and recognized expert in his field, his work features in HBR Guides and HBR’s 10 Must Reads on leadership, teams, strategic initiatives, and new managers. Over the past 20 years, he has used his First 90 Days® methodology to help leaders make successful transitions, both in his teaching at IMD, INSEAD, and Harvard Business School, where he gained his PhD in decision sciences, as well as through his private consultancy practice Genesis Advisers. At IMD, he directs the First 90 Days open program for leaders taking on challenging new roles and co-directs the Transition to Business Leadership (TBL) executive program for future enterprise leaders, as well as the Program for Executive Development.
May 24, 2024 • by Michael D. Watkins in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Leaders: Here are 8 design principles for matrix organizations that foster collaboration, increase efficiency, and drive success....
May 23, 2024 • by Michael D. Watkins in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
While matrix organizations offer complex enterprises significant advantages, they also come with challenges that must be carefully managed to ensure success....
May 21, 2024 • by Michael D. Watkins in Brain Circuits • 5 min read
The matrix organization has emerged as the best structure to deal with complex business challenges today....
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