It may not seem like a proud moment at first, but it happens to many small-business owners: The day two managers "step on each other's toes" and come to you to settle their turf battle. Finding ...

Traditional organizational structures were triangular, with the president or CEO at the top. As you descended the organizational chart, the numbers of managers and employees increased, each reporting ...

A board-level roadmap underscores a truth many boards are only now beginning to internalize: cybersecurity is no longer a ...

Flat organizations reduce management layers to boost communication, agility and morale, but they may struggle with role clarity and career advancement.

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Irrespective of the size of your business, strategy and planning are essential elements of your corporate growth plan. As your business advances, it will move through three levels of organizational ...

An aligned workforce is a happy, engaged workforce. Unfortunately, alignment between an organization and its employees doesn’t come naturally -- it takes planning, hard work and communication. Think ...

Ever since the invention of the org chart in the 1850s, company structures have changed very little—they are hierarchical and consist of multiple layers of managers and decisionmakers. That is because ...

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