Surveys have shown that less than 2% of people one or two layers around you as a leader understand what the priorities are.

Julia Hoggett, the London Stock Exchange CEO, says she spends a third of her time constantly creating this clarity. When people feel responsible for an outcome, magic can happen.

Jana Werner wrote The Octopus Organization after interviewing 70 executives.

Find out what separates the adaptive ones from the rigid ones: www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/116

#Leadership #OrganizationalDesign #TechLeadership #Management

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