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> Of the 50 most value-creating roles in any given organization, only 10 percent normally report to the CEO directly. Sixty percent are two levels below, and 10
by tomp 7y ago
> Of the 50 most value-creating roles in any given organization, only 10 percent normally report to the CEO directly. Sixty percent are two levels below, and 10 percent sit farther down. Most surprising of all is that the remaining 10 percent are roles that don’t even exist.
This is very insightful analysis, using the method called "I made up all the numbers".
And somehow we're supposed to trust the rest of the article?!
- Spooky23 7y agoIn other words, the parts of a company that do work create value. A vapid conclusion even by management consultant standards. A smart CEO or board understands where value can be destroyed. That’s always the existential threat facing an organization who gives a shit about McKinsey.
- tempsy 7y agoAlso that adds up to 90%...
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- bostonpete 7y agoThe source they're referencing was talking about asking companies to prioritize roles by value creation. Ten percent ended up being roles that didn't exist in the organization, but should. Also, the source said 20% were three levels below the CEO (as opposed to the quote above, which says 10% "sit farther down"). I agree this is pretty sloppy writing.
- hn_throwaway_99 7y agoIt's still what I like to call "lie with statistics". Take a topic that is pretty much inherently unmeasurable ("roles by value creation"), and then assign numbers to it in a pseudoscientific attempt to sound like you've done your research.
- kthejoker2 7y agoYou would be amazed at the amount of inherently unmeasurable things The Big 4 can come up with pseudoscientific assessments for measuring.
- tomp 7y agoWell, yeah, I didn't check the original source, which might as well be right (or at least less wrong), but this article is definitely plain wrong. Typo? Maybe, but this is really simple math. I'd be ashamed to publish an article like this...
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