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Not everyone with strategic insight holds
formal authority.
Whether you
are a functional expert, project lead, or high-potential individual
contributor, to be high performing you must be able to shape direction,
mobilize stakeholders, and create alignment even when the org chart does
not grant you decision-making rights.
The
challenge is real: how do you drive strategic decisions without formal
authority at work?
What The
Research Says We know from
organizational
culture assessment research that high performance and engagement can be
elusive in matrixed work environments. Why? Because
accountability, information sharing, strategic clarity, and decision making
rights can become blurred and misaligned.
And,
according to a recent Gallup study 84% of US employees were operating in a
matrixed work environment.
The research
about how to better influence strategic decisions without authority is
clear. Read the 4 Research-Backed Competencies that Matter Most and the 4 Key Steps to Take | .jpg)
