Kevan Hall Livres

A decade on from its first publication, the book that inspires and enables people to succeed in complex organisations is now updated for Agile working

Success can make you slowToday's managers waste an estimated 40 percent of their time on unnecessary cooperation, communication and control. Old-fashioned management skills are too expensive and slow to use in today's complex companies. When great companies grow they become more complex. This complexity starts to undermine what made the company the organization slows down, it is more difficult to get things done and it becomes a less satisfying workplace.In his work with talented people from hundreds of the world's leading companies. Kevan discovered that they spend over 80 percent of their time on cooperation, communication and control - and that up to 50 percent of that time is wasted. Organized around 4 Cs - Cooperation, Communication, Control and Community - Speed Lead distills the experience of more than 35,000 people in over 200 of the world's leading companies. The resulting radical view has enabled organizations to unravel the spaghetti of complexity, reduce project cycle times, build closer business relationships and curb the costs of unnecessary travel.Contrary to current leadership wisdom, Speed Lead advises celebrate the end of teams where you don't need them; abolish meetings of the bored; take control of the "crack-berry" and don't be a 24-hour control freak; expect more from your people and lead a lot less; make "good-enough" decisions; and, don't let diversity be a diversion - share practices, not values.

Global customers, supply chains, and integrated business functions have blurred the lines of traditional vertical silos in organizations. While a matrix structure offers a solution, it introduces challenges such as multiple bosses, competing goals, and increased complexity. Traditional management training emphasizes clarity and control, but in a matrix environment, leaders must also embrace ambiguity, manage uncertainty, and decentralize control. This book presents new ideas and practical tools in three key areas. First, it focuses on leading people from clarity to flexibility, emphasizing the need to align goals and roles while navigating ambiguity and complex trade-offs. Second, it highlights the importance of being connected and effective, as the matrix aims to enhance cooperation and communication across silos. Lastly, it discusses creating control through empowerment, as the complexity of the matrix can erode trust and lead to increased bureaucracy. By fostering trust and commitment, organizations can achieve accountability without excessive control. This book equips individuals working within a matrix with the tools to take charge of their goals and success, while guiding matrix managers on how to effectively lead their teams to thrive in this dynamic environment.

Kill Bad Meetings will show you how to save yourself a day a week of unnecessary meetings and improve the face to face and virtual meetings that remain

An indispensable guide to designing a fulfilled life to elevate your unique strengths, values and purpose

Rychlý růst organizace často vede ke zpomalování jejích procesů a snížení její konkurenceschopnosti. Rostoucí organizaci je stále složitější řídit a kontrolovat. Kniha zkušeného anglického poradce nabízí praktický návod, jak procesy v organizaci zrychlit a zjednodušit, a to zejména z hlediska týmové spolupráce, komunikace, kontroly a vytváření pevného společenství. Pozornost věnuje řešení komplexních projektových úloh s využitím týmové práce, zejména ekonomickým parametrům jejího výstupu.