{"title":"OVERCOMING LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES IN HIGHLY MATRIXED ORGANIZATIONS","authors":"Andrew C.M. Cooper","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20860","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The author is a seasoned global executive who was the first Millennial and Black executive to serve as General Counsel of UPS Airlines. His perspective on matrixed organizations “is shaped by my experiences moving from a front-line worker to specialized individual contributor to middle manager and eventually to a senior leader within the system.” Challenges to these types of organizations include, in his words, blind spots, unclear accountability, potential for conflict and political maneuvering, and inefficiencies due to role confusion. He notes that “blind spots can arise when stakeholders perceive corporate policies and strategies differently because of their organizational positions.” Unclear accountability “often leads to confusion about responsibilities and outcomes.” Within challenge three, “reporting to multiple managers often leads to confusion over priorities and power struggles, as leaders assert influence to secure resources or recognition.” And in challenge four, “Employees often receive contradictory instructions from different managers, causing confusion, frustration, and project delays.” Overcoming these challenges can lead to, in his words: Improved Collaboration and Communication; Flexibility and Adaptability; Efficient Resource Utilization; Enhanced Employee Skill Development; Clearer Project Objectives; Increased Innovation; Better Customer Focus, Cost Efficiency; More Employee Engagement; and Stronger Organizational Capability.</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2025 115","pages":"19-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142860212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FROM THE EDITORS","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20856","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2024 114","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FOR MORE INFO…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20666","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Additional readings and resources on the topics referred to in this issue</p><p><b>Sarah McArthur</b></p><p><i>Making Waves: A Woman's Rise to the Top Using Heart, Smarts, and Courage</i> (Matt Holt, 2024; 224 pages; $25.00)</p><p><i>Work Is Love Made Visible: A Collection of Essays about the Power of Finding Your Purpose from the World's Greatest Thought Leaders</i> (Wiley, 2018; 300 pages; $28.00)</p><p><i>Peter Drucker's Five Most Important Questions: Enduring Wisdom for Today's Leaders</i> (Jossey-Bass, 2015; 160 pages; $20.00)</p><p><i>Coaching for Leadership: Writings on Leadership from the World's Greatest Coaches</i> (Wiley, 2012; 313 pages; $72.00)</p><p><i>More Hesselbein on Leadership</i> (Jossey-Bass, 2012; 91 pages; $19.95)</p><p><i>My Life in Leadership: The Journey and Lessons Learned Along the Way</i> (Jossey-Bass, 2011; 236 pages; $27.95)</p><p><b>Karen E. Linkletter</b></p><p><i>Peter Drucker and Management</i> (Routledge, 2024; 196 pages; $49.99)</p><p><b>Len Jessup</b></p><p><i>Self Less: Lessons Learned from A Life Devoted to Servant Leadership, in Five Acts</i> (Forbes Books, 2024; 120 pages; $24.99)</p><p><b>Alice Korngold</b></p><p><i>A Better World, Inc.: Corporate Governance for an Inclusive, Sustainable, and Prosperous Future</i> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023; 210 pages; $37.99)</p><p><b>Ty Wiggins</b></p><p><i>The New CEO: Lessons from CEOs on How to Start Well and Perform Quickly (Minus the Common Mistakes)</i> (Wiley, 2024; 272 pages; $30.00)</p><p><b>Phil Renshaw and Jenny Robinson</b></p><p><i>Coaching on the Go: How to lead your team effectively in 10 minutes a day</i> (FT Publishing International, 2019; 248 pages; $24.50)</p><p><b>Debbie Collard and Susan Ireland</b></p><p><i>The Making of a World-Class Organization</i> (ASQ Quality Press, 2008, 73 pages; $15.74)</p><p><b>Rebecca Homkes</b></p><p><i>Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times</i> (Kogan Page, 2024; 280 pages; $23.99)</p><p><b>Ron A. Carucci</b></p><p><i>To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose</i> (Kogan Page, 2021; 288 pages; $29.99)</p><p><b>Natasha Wallace</b></p><p><i>The Conscious Effect: 50 Lessons for Better Organizational Wellbeing</i> (LID Publishing, 2019; 240 pages; $19.99)</p><p><b>Hamilton Mann</b></p><p><i>Artificial Integrity</i>: <i>Shaping the New Frontier AI for a Human-Centered Future</i> (Wiley, 2024; 256 pages, $34.95).</p><p><b>Jann E. Freed</b></p><p><i>Breadcrumb Legacy: How Leaders Live a Life Worth Remembering</i> (Routledge, 2022; 142 pages; $39.95)</p><p><i>Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance</i></p><p>(Cambridge University Press, 2024; 316 pages; $34.99)</p><p><i>Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life</i></p><p>(Hachette Go, 2024; 304 pages; $30.00)</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2024 114","pages":"94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ltl.20666","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE CHANGING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CORPORATE BOARDS","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20850","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2024 114","pages":"90-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FORMULATING AND COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20851","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2024 114","pages":"92-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PETER DRUCKER: MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER FOR TODAY’S LEADERS","authors":"Karen E. Linkletter","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20854","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The author, Research Director of the Management as a Liberal Art Research Institute, has studied directly under Peter Drucker and has written books about him. In assessing Drucker’s work and legacy in a context for today’s leaders, she notes that he “was shaped by the disruptions of World War I, the rise of Nazi Germany, the Great Depression, World War II, and the growth of the United States as a post-war industrial powerhouse. Given the degree of uncertainty he experienced in the first 35 years of his life, it is not surprising that Drucker sought a path to navigate the rough waters of instability and change.” Regarding his personal/career longevity, “his devotion to lifelong learning and his genuine interest in the lives of so many people helped him produce timely and important work well into his eighties and nineties.” She further discusses Drucker’s work as a social theorist, in management as a human activity, evolving views on leadership, the knowledge society, innovation, the public sector, technology, and the future. Regarding the latter, “decisions regarding advancement must be made with an eye on social costs and benefits, the limitations of technological innovations, and the historical, social, and cultural context of technological innovation.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2024 114","pages":"7-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IT IS THE QUALITY OF OUR CHARACTER THAT DETERMINES OUR PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS","authors":"Sarah McArthur","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20857","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The author, <i>Leader to Leader’s</i> editor-in-chief, examines the rapid changes in today’s society, and how leaders react to and lead through these changes. She nods to the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC), and begins with a quotation from former Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally. She also quotes from <i>Leader to Leader</i>’s founder, Frances Hesselbein, in her 2005 column “The Leaders We Need”: “In the end, it is the quality and character of the leader that determines the performance, the results.” An important distinction in how leaders adapt and lead through change is to not compromise our values and ethics for the sake of expediency. Recalling one particular example drawn from a story told by a client about someone they had coached, McArthur writes, “Yet, in the end, the leader chose to bend just a touch to meet goals and stay employed rather than to live the values agreed upon by the leadership team and committed to by the entire company.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2024 114","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THRIVE THROUGH EXTERNAL UNCERTAINTY BY BUILDING INTERNAL PREDICTABILITY","authors":"Rebecca Homkes","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20853","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The author is a high-growth strategy specialist, CEO advisor, and a Lecturer at the London Business School. She discusses various angles of strategy and decision-making within organizations, and notes that “the future is uncertain because it is nothing more than a series of events that may or may not occur.” Areas discussed and outlined, in her words, are: Context: I know what we are trying to achieve and why it matters; Agility: I know where decisions take place; Reliability: I can rely on others to do what they say they will do; and Execution: When I adapt, it is recognized and rewarded. She notes that “a good commitment has five characteristics that make up the initialism: AEIOU.” The five are, in her words, active (actively negotiated in a conversation or discussion (not sent as a command in an email); explicit (absolute clarity on who is going to do what); intent-based (linked to the organization’s strategy and top priorities); open (communicated with transparency, not made in a side conversation); and understood (both parties agree to do it, sign up to the commitment, and understand what they are signing up to).</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2024 114","pages":"48-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ltl.20853","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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