QUESTION 50
WHERE DO I FIND AN ORGANISATION CHART THAT SHOWS HOW THINGS REALLY WORK?
Why it’s important: You need an overview of the organisation and where you fit into it, a chart that shows where the real power and authority reside in the organisation.
This entry is primarily for aspiring, new and junior managers, but all managers need reminding of the words of Machiavelli – that unsuccessful leaders nearly always deal with the reality they wished existed rather than the reality that confronts them?
You already know that the organisation chart pinned to your wall was out of date before it was published, but that doesn’t mean all charts are useless. You need a chart that depicts both the formal and informal relationships that exist between departments ...
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