Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

Today’s most intelligent organizational leaders no longer leverage individual intelligence by constructing functional bureaucracies. In a hyper-connected world, the best companies are customer-centric…and built around processes that make the task of delighting customers a higher priority than pleasing bosses.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Have you ever wanted to blow up the bureaucracy at your organization? Born partly out of frustration with traditional university bureaucracies, SFI has no departments, no formal hierarchies, and no tenure. That’s what SFI’s founders did. Shepherding this transdisciplinary work is Krakauer’s job.

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Bureaucracy Wilde Uncertainty Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

With deep roots and broad networks in their communities, these leaders mobilize diverse resources and optimize EFE's operations in specific labor, economic, political, and social contexts. What works in Morocco could fall flat in Yemen. The franchise model empowers local board and staff members to take appropriate action.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Research from the University of Oslo suggests the quality of Norway’s political institutions is a major factor, with strong protection of property rights, reliable public bureaucracy and minimal corruption all contributing to robust economic growth.

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