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X-board: 'One Mission'

by Chris Fussel

A lack of control means any given action might unintentionally prove dangerously out of line with the long-term interests of the network.

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Fabio Walser May 22. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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Networks are best designed for immediate adaptation, not long-term planning.

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Fabio Walser May 23. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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Pure network structure remains a poor [...] way of organizing large enterprises for the long term.

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Fabio Walser May 24. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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Networks defy centralized control, lack the efficient operation of functional silos, and remove the positive aspects of authority offered by bureaucratic hierarchies.

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Fabio Walser May 25. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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[Networks] are complex and ever changing in their structure and produce nonlinear outcomes.

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Fabio Walser May 26. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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Bureaucracies [...] provide order and enable the objective, efficient delivery [...], but are plagued by interteam disconnect, with informal, isolated networks forming tribal narratives that may undermine the broader strategy of the enterprise.

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Fabio Walser May 27. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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The Task Force adapted certain aspects of networks into its own functionally siloed structure, thereby creating an entirely new hybrid model.

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Fabio Walser May 28. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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We maintained the predictable structure of our solid-line hierarchy [...] but the intentional creation of personal relationships among members of the bureaucratically unrelated but functionally interdependent teams allowed us to break down the walls of silos.

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Fabio Walser May 29. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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One Mission – the hybrid model

Fabio Walser May 30. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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This hybrid structure harnessed the speed and information-sharing capabilities offered by the informal relationships found in networks while retaining the efficiency, reliability, and predictability of a bureaucracy.

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Fabio Walser June 2. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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This is the new model and state to which modern, centrally controlled organizations should aspire to if they wish to compete in the twenty-first century.

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Fabio Walser June 3. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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An aligning narrative—a story that forces members to choose between small-tribe norms and the mission of the enterprise—was the linchpin in our evolution.

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Fabio Walser June 4. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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Relationships over missions, trust over individual accomplishment; slowly, we all started to believe that this was the approach that would bring us the tangible progress we were all there to achieve.

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Fabio Walser June 5. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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When an organization is presenting a new narrative to its teams, it’s important to reach out first to the influencers who shape the attitudes and decisions of the organization.

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Fabio Walser June 6. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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It is essential that an aligning narrative be targeted at and communicated to these individuals. Without gaining traction with these influencers, change efforts will stall.

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Fabio Walser June 7. 2021 X-board: 'One Mission'

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It’s great to welcome you on my blog, where you find a variety of interesting articles, videos, quotes, and images on leadership, mostly in a business context. Look at it as my personal, growing collection that I like to share.

I am the head of operations and a member of the executive management of an SME located in Switzerland, an alumnus of  the Open University (BA in Leadership and Management), and a conscript deputy batallion commander / chief of staff (OF-3) in the Swiss Armed Forces. During the past ten plus years, I have been leading people in different situations and organisations, ranging from small teams to large business and military units in the private sector as well as in peacekeeping missions abroad. Despite the variety, all these situations have one thing in common: the special feeling of accomplishment when a bunch of different people achieves a common goal thanks to skill, commitment, companionship, and… good leadership.

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