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HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy
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HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy

by Harvard Business Review
August 2023
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
4h 3m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
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CHAPTER 21

How to Permanently Resolve Cross-Departmental Rivalries

by Ron Carucci

It can be challenging to synchronize complex tasks across multiple functions. Rather than cooperating, too many functions end up competing for power, influence, and limited resources. Such rivalry is more than a nuisance: It’s costly.

One study reports that 85% of workers experience some regular form of conflict, with U.S. workers averaging 2.8 hours per week.1 That equates to $359 billion paid hours mired in conflict. It’s easy to blame these conflicts on personalities (think toxic bosses or big egos), but in my experience as an organizational consultant, the root cause is more often systemic. For example, a study examining the rivalry between sales and marketing ...

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ISBN: 9781647825164