Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
They know when to centralize and decentralize to maintain efficiency without sacrificing effectiveness. They find a way to bridge the simplicity and complexity of leveraging the diversity of thought, opinion, and perspective. They value traditions while encouraging innovation and creativity. They nurture and demand, praise and correct.
Curious Cat
MARCH 10, 2015
The first step in achieving the vision of a decentralized, citizen-focused police service. Field operations are decentralized into four areas of the city – central, south, east, north and west. The chief begins check-ins with detectives regarding decentralization and how their work can be improved. Year eight.
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Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
In order to adapt to local cultures and market needs, companies must shift to decentralized, collaborative decision-making. To address these needs, new approaches for developing global leaders are required: The diversity of top leadership should reflect the diversity of the firm's customers.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 31, 2018
. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Through a well-structured operating process, partners expand and align their efforts and draw on comparative strengths.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 31, 2011
How does one successfully manage a company with a dozen diverse, decentralized businesses of varying sizes that employ over 100,000 people in 130 countries, especially in an uncertain economic environment? The answer is to make things simple, says Bill Allen, head of Group Human Resources at Copenhagen-based A.P. Moller-Maersk.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 14, 2015
Berkshire Hathaway is known for its extreme decentralization. The company’s more than 80 operating subsidiaries have complete independence and minimal oversight from headquarters, which requires little else besides regular financial statements and the return of excess cash that is not needed to sustain and grow the business.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Four strategies were at the core of this transformation: build relationships, establish shared purpose, create shared consciousness, and foster diversity. (1) The antidote is cultural diversity in all its forms: experience, gender, age, ethnicity, geography, profession, etc. 1) Build relationships. 2) Establish shared purpose.
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