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The Central versus Decentral Dilemma: How the HR Practitioner can Facilitate a “Center-Led” Solution

Kates Kesler

Agility” is the management word of the decade for sure. But to move with agility in a complex organization requires leaders to be confident that important decisions are being made at the right level and location across the enterprise. HR leaders are often asked: Where should work be managed in the organization?

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What is the Professional Services Industry All About?

Progressus

They provide customized, knowledge-based services to their clients. The benefit there is, firms can tap into hard-to-find skills as needed and scale resources up or down in response to demand — essentially, allowing them to embrace a more agile approach to running the business. Interested in learning more?

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Embracing Healthy Tensions in a Matrixed Organization

Kates Kesler

Extracting the benefits of healthy tension requires a thoughtful approach for managing the convergence of dimensions in a matrix. What is most important is thoughtful, intentional, and consistent management routines that make new leadership behaviors and outcomes possible. 1 Networked, Scaled, and Agile.

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To Little, Too Late: Why many Diversity and Inclusion efforts fall short

Kates Kesler

When it comes to process alignment, many organizations focus their efforts on talent recruiting and development processes and networks and miss the opportunities to rethink key management and business processes.

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To Little, Too Late: Why many Diversity and Inclusion efforts fall short

Kates Kesler

When it comes to process alignment, many organizations focus their efforts on talent recruiting and development processes and networks and miss the opportunities to rethink key management and business processes.

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Is Strategy still Relevant to Organization Design?

Kates Kesler

It is about having a flexible organization model that allows leaders to redirect resources, shift management attention, and accelerate change. Even though the external context may shift, and strategy cycle times may shorten, the discipline and practice of strategy making sets the frame for organization agility. Jaclyn Kates.