From the course: Managing in a Matrixed Organization
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Next steps
- Your next steps if you lead a matrix organization are define accountabilities, document what people are responsible for, and put them into their annual goals, resolve conflicting goals, true back to your strategy to determine which goal is more important and which one should be prioritized more highly, define decision rights, implement prioritization and decision making processes so decisions can get made clearly and quickly, last, commit to developing all your team members, not just your direct reports. Write development plans, and build time into your calendar to execute against that plan. If you work in a matrix organization, get clarity on what you're accountable for. If it's not clear, offer a proposal to your boss. Surface conflicts to your leaders to help resolve them, identify conflicting goals and responsibilities and suggest how to get them aligned, own your development, learn about other areas of your business from people you can build relationships with. A matrix…
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