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Strategy and the Fat Smoker
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Managing The Multidimensional Organization

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Internal collaboration becomes increasingly difficult as a firm grows and diversifies. We will look at some of the issues that come up and some possible solutions.

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00:34 – Introduction

01:09 – The complexity of modern professional organizations

04:19 – Examine Structure, Process, People

05:01 – Choose the right group leaders

07:54 – Establish mandates for each group

11:25 – Clarify agreements within the groups

13:03 – Recognize shifting priorities in structural design

15:16 – Moving forward