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Three Ways to Gain Visibility into Indirectly Managed Teams

How do you have visibility to what matters especially when you manage from 2 or more layers away?

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James Samuel
Apr 17, 2023
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How do you foster execution, remove roadblocks from frontline teams?

Will Larson provided three ways to do this that I have found useful. 

  • First, you need to understand what’s happening on indirectly managed teams below you.

  • Second, add things necessary for execution. 

  • Third, remove things getting in the way of execution.

The biggest puzzle to solve  is und…

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