LEADERSHIP IN MOTION
Being a leader in the fervent, fast paced World we live in must feel like sitting in front of a firing squad. If that’s true then Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T Inc. has to be under constant fire. As the leader of AT&T’s highly matrix oriented organization he is in charge of defining and executing the vision of being the premier integrated Communications Company in the entire World. To discuss the history of this well-known company you have to go all the way back to Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone and how it transformed the World. The original company and the subsidization by the U.S. Government expanded its reach which created the Bell system that was effectively a monopoly. Since that time it …show more content…
What was once a very hierarchal organization is several hierarchal organizations or silos tied together by flatter structures more focused on individualized goals. Heading this matrix hybridized organization is, as stated earlier, Randal Stephenson. He leads AT&T Mobility, AT&T UVerse/DirecTV, AT&T Enterprise Services as well as a few other smaller in scope hierarchical organizations within AT&T. His general roles and responsibilities include leading these various organizations with one cohesive vision and returning shareholder value. The latter of which AT&T has done consistently for 31 …show more content…
Strategic planning in its colloquial form is deciding where you want to be and how you are going to get there. In an organization with global reach, and the previously mentioned frantic frequency of change, this is a critical skill. As new government regulations are brought up and disruptive technologies, such as new VoIP platforms, are introduced the ability to plan strategically ensures the company is properly situated to face these challenges. Failure to be first in this industry leads to lost market share at best and being completely left out of new segments at
Being a leader in the fervent, fast paced World we live in must feel like sitting in front of a firing squad. If that’s true then Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T Inc. has to be under constant fire. As the leader of AT&T’s highly matrix oriented organization he is in charge of defining and executing the vision of being the premier integrated Communications Company in the entire World. To discuss the history of this well-known company you have to go all the way back to Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone and how it transformed the World. The original company and the subsidization by the U.S. Government expanded its reach which created the Bell system that was effectively a monopoly. Since that time it …show more content…
What was once a very hierarchal organization is several hierarchal organizations or silos tied together by flatter structures more focused on individualized goals. Heading this matrix hybridized organization is, as stated earlier, Randal Stephenson. He leads AT&T Mobility, AT&T UVerse/DirecTV, AT&T Enterprise Services as well as a few other smaller in scope hierarchical organizations within AT&T. His general roles and responsibilities include leading these various organizations with one cohesive vision and returning shareholder value. The latter of which AT&T has done consistently for 31 …show more content…
Strategic planning in its colloquial form is deciding where you want to be and how you are going to get there. In an organization with global reach, and the previously mentioned frantic frequency of change, this is a critical skill. As new government regulations are brought up and disruptive technologies, such as new VoIP platforms, are introduced the ability to plan strategically ensures the company is properly situated to face these challenges. Failure to be first in this industry leads to lost market share at best and being completely left out of new segments at