aicpa cfo conference - managing decentralized work forces & building virtual teams

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Managing Decentralized Work ForcesMay 6, 2016

American Institute of CPAs #AICPAcfo

We live in a VUCA world. Things are going to change.


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?


Fundamental Attribution Error


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.


Fundamental Attribution Error

What happens when there’s limited face‐to‐face interaction?

A Case Study in Construction . . .


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?


What Can You Do to Make it Safe?


Context is Key

Rise of the Freelance Workforce

[Pictures of freelance websites]


What’s Driving This?

Tech Tools

DemographicsBusiness Disruption


Talent Shortage

Reid Hoffman’s “Tours of Duty”


Collaboration Tools


Outsourcing with a twist - BPaaS


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: [email protected] connect with him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dangriffithscpa

aicpa cfo conference - managing decentralized work forces & building virtual teams

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