Influence in Leadership: Navigating Complex Structures

In this episode of 'Impactful Teamwork,' host Julia Felton delves into the complexities of leading and influencing people in matrix organisations. Drawing from her corporate experience and recent research from the Center for Creative Leadership, Julia outlines the importance of forming relationships across various boundaries within an organisation to achieve greater collaboration, innovation, and overall success. She discusses the five types of organizational boundaries—horizontal, vertical, stakeholder, demographic, and geographic—and offers practical strategies for effectively managing these boundaries to build stronger, cross-functional teams. Julia underscores the vital role of psychological safety and the benefits of diverse, interconnected team dynamics. Listeners are encouraged to take actionable steps to develop relationships that span these boundaries, improving both personal and organizational outcomes.00:00 Introduction to Leading in a Matrix Organization01:08 The Importance of Building Relationships04:16 Examples of Effective Relationship Building07:10 Challenges in Creating Cross-Functional Relationships07:37 Types of Organizational Boundaries18:14 Strategies for Effective Boundary Spanning25:54 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

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This podcast is for you if you’re a business owner, business leader, entrepreneur or executive who knows they want to make a real impact in the world and knows they can’t do it alone. Your host is Julia Felton, a leadership and team engagement specialist provides unique insights into how to harness the energy of your people to create massive business momentum through unlocking the super-power of teamwork. Some of the questions we grapple with are: - You know you need a team to help you but how do you get your team on the same page? - How do you get them pulling in the same direction and not pulling apart? - How do you create a connected, collaborative, cohesive team? In this podcast I will be sharing with you strategies and tactics to help you become the best leader you can be so that you can inspire IMPACTFUL teamwork. Teams that make a real difference. Each podcast will be full of actionable steps you can take and implement immediately. We’ll also be interviewing guests to learn from them what has worked for them and importantly what hasn’t. Rest assured there will also be a good dose of wisdom from the natural world as I believe that nature contains a blueprint for how we can all work together to create engaged, enthusiastic, empowered teams.