#AICPAcfo Managing Decentralized Work Forces May 6, 2016
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Managing Decentralized Work ForcesMay 6, 2016
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We live in a VUCA world. Things are going to change.
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What happens when things change?
Killing Projects, a New Core Competency
• [Rita McGrath]
Meet Dana Born
“All of this means that decentralized, more fluid work
teams are in our future.”
What challenges are created by this decentralized workforce?
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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The Fundamental Attribution Error
The tendency for people to place an undue emphasis on internal characteristics (personality) to explain someone else's behavior in a given situation rather than considering the situation's external factors.
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Fundamental Attribution Error
What happens when there’s limited face‐to‐face interaction?
A Case Study in Construction . . .
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In Every Interaction, Your Brain is Scanning for two things . . .
Warmth . . . And . . . Strength• Do you mean me harm?• Do you have the capacity to
carry it out?
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What Can You Do to Make it Safe?
What Can You Do to Make it Safe?
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Context is Key
Rise of the Freelance Workforce
[Pictures of freelance websites]
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What’s Driving This?
Tech Tools
DemographicsBusiness Disruption
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Talent Shortage
Reid Hoffman’s “Tours of Duty”
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Collaboration Tools
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Collaboration Tools
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Collaboration Tools
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Outsourcing with a twist - BPaaS
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Let’s ConnectDan Griffiths is the Director of Advisory Services at Tanner, a CPA firm based in Salt Lake City. He provides strategic and business planning, business coaching, and leadership development. Contact Dan at: [email protected] connect with him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dangriffithscpa