The Challenge
Your matrix management system means EU policy issues fall between multiple business units, functions, and geographic regions—with no clear accountability for Brussels engagement or policy strategy. The diffusion: Regulatory developments affecting multiple product lines require coordination among business units protecting their own interests Cross-border regulations involve geographic divisions with different priorities Policy issues touching legal compliance, commercial strategy, and public affairs create jurisdictional ambiguity about which function leads response Matrix structures distributing authority for operational efficiency create a strategic vacuum for Brussels engagement requiring clear accountability your complex organisational structure can't provide.
Why It Happens
Matrix organisation trade-offs: operational benefits from distributed authority create challenges for cross-cutting issues like EU policy requiring coordinated organisational response. The siloes: Business units optimised around product lines focus on commercial priorities, not regulatory strategy Geographic divisions concentrate on regional markets, not EU-level policy Functional departments pursue specific objectives, not integrated Brussels engagement EU policy issues requiring coordination across these dimensions find no natural owner: Either neglect as units assume others are responsible Or conflicting positions as units pursue separate objectives without recognizing incompatibility
Our Solution
Brussels engagement coordination providing a clear policy strategy accountability cutting across matrix organisational complexity: Establishing coordination mechanisms uniting business units, geographic divisions, and functional departments around coherent EU policy positions Facilitating cross-unit dialogue ensuring Brussels engagement serves comprehensive organisational interests, not siloed unit priorities
The Outcome
You develop: Coherent EU policy positions reflecting comprehensive interests, not conflicting unit priorities Brussels engagement receiving adequate attention, not falling between different organisational responsibilities
How We Deliver
EU policy coordination services providing clear accountability cutting across matrix organisational structures: Facilitating cross-unit policy coordination Developing integrated Brussels engagement strategies reflecting comprehensive organisational interests Providing external policy leadership when matrix complexity prevents internal accountability clarity The result: Effective Brussels engagement despite organisational structures diffusing responsibility—enabling policy influence through coordination mechanisms matrix systems require but can't internally generate while maintaining their operational benefits.