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Why Having Full Autonomy At Work Might Not Be All That

The Horizons Tracker

They argue that the common narrative is that quiet quitting is a revolt against a lack of autonomy, when the reality is that it may instead be a revolt against the continuous calls on our time, energy, and attention by excessive autonomy. This is especially so in a period in which disruption and uncertainty prevail.

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India Remakes Global Innovation

Harvard Business Review

The world's eighth-largest wind turbine manufacturer may be headquartered in Pune, India, but its main R&D centers are located in the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, nations that actively promote wind energy and boast a huge talent pool. Decentralize and empower global R&D units. and the U.K.

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The 2010 Execution Round-Up: Six Companies That Couldn't 'Get It.

Strategy Driven

Plus, as a result of a lack of cross-organizational coordination and cooperation, Nokia wasn’t able to improve its proprietary operating system, Symbian, which would have allowed it to support a more sophisticated smartphone. The BRIDGE that failed for Gap Makers #2, 3, and 4 : Company-Wide Coordination and Cooperation.

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New Technologies Won’t Reduce Scarcity, but Here’s Something That Might

Harvard Business Review

They argue that we cannot cooperate with each other to solve our major problems because our institutions and businesses are saturated with a competitive spirit. Thus, a post-scarcity world, premised on cooperation, would emerge. In a book titled Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?, But can we really end scarcity?

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Successful Leadership Is Not One Size Fits All

Coaching Tip

One can hardly imagine a decentralized decision- making process in his operations. At HCL Technologies, and India-based IT company, the corporate culture springs at least partly from a broader Asian idea of cooperative action. There's no doubt this is a man with vision and drive.