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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: dgriffiths@tannerco.comOr connect with him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dangriffithscpa