CHAPTER 4
Focus, Simplify, and Network Your Organization
IN A RECENT INTERVIEW THE CEO OF ASTRAZENECA, DAVID Brennan, observed that in any large, complex organization, decision making becomes geometrically more difficult. One way he deals with this is to get senior and middle managers to focus like a laser on value creation. He believes that if his employees ask, every day, “What are we here for?” and “Is this action contributing to shareholder value?” some of the complexity in decision making can be reduced.
Brennan has found one of the answers to organizational complexity—focus—but most leaders today have found that everything has become more specialized, more sophisticated, and more technology-enabled—and more fragmented. The deeper they ...
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