Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 12, 2020

They centralize, then they decentralize, only to centralize again. Some leaders operate at the extremes—doing too much, then too little. Some leaders delegate, but then swoop back in and grab control. What does it take to find the sweet spot in leadership? Finding your leadership sweet spot in each situation is challenging.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And just to make things interesting, do it in a decentralized organizational construct where laws, standards, and procedures aren’t as tightly controllable as within a single company. The fact that such a complex, decentralized, sprawling operation delivers reliable (albeit not always likable) results is a minor miracle.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 28, 2016

Decentralize decision making. Many firms over the last hundred years decentralized decision making. Decentralization gained momentum when Peter Drucker persuaded Alfred P. to decentralize decision making at General Motors Corporation. Recognize the human need for work/life balance.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2020

CLEVER DEFI is a decentralized network that guarantees users interest of up to 11% each fortnight in preserving their native CLVA token. CLEVER DEFI is a ( Decentralized Finance ) Protocol that distributes AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS over 888 fortnightly cycles, which takes exactly 34.15 What is Clever DEFI and its Principles?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

They must anticipate the ramifications of algorithmic decision-making, generative AI applications, and decentralized network models on the companys business model. Equally vital is the alignment of digital initiatives with broader corporate vision.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As a leader, understanding and adapting to this shift is crucial to embrace decentralized leadership. This shift demands a move towards decentralized leadership, where power and authority are distributed, and individual contributions are valued.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

These powerful digital solutions offer unprecedented strategic insights, encourage decentralized decision-making, and support more robust data-driven strategies. Advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning , open new opportunities to refine and augment leadership skills.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

And with today’s digital economy and globalized markets making organizations more and more decentralized, it’s getting harder than ever for workers to create meaningful relationships with others. Unfortunately, this can take a toll on employees if businesses focus on efficiency but don’t create an environment where people feel they belong.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Analytics can connect those dots, and the research found works especially well in decentralized innovation environments. The advantage of a decentralized structure is that small teams work on the problem and as a result really understand the problem. It gives them a clearer insight than those operating in a more centralized structure.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 17, 2019

The tired practices of centralized organizations will become brittle in a future where authority is radically decentralized. Anything that can be distributed will be distributed: workforces, organizations, supply webs, and more. Rigid hierarchies will give way to liquid structures.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 22, 2020

Force Multiplication : Now that your workforce has likely become largely decentralized, your messaging should follow suit. The pandemic has given CEOs more time in their day, and with the proper use of technology, they can now cover more ground than ever before. Empower your team to not only amplify your message but to create their own.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2012

Then relies heavily on centralized control and specialization, whereas now relies heavily on decentralized autonomous action.” This requires a move from what Bernard calls “then” thinking to “now” thinking. It requires a YES mindset.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Alli Polin of Break the Frame observes that teams are increasingly decentralized and leaders are challenged to create connection when face to face interaction is infrequent at best. Shelley Row of Shelley Row Associates knows that connection and motivation can go hand in hand. Follow Shelley.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Platforms like Givitas allow people to get what they need without having to repeatedly tap all the same experts or all the usual go-to people because requests are decentralized and broadcast across the vast network. It helps you share widely beyond the usual suspects. Thanks For Asking.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

38:02 What are some best practices when it comes to DEI efforts in a decentralized leadership environment? 19:13 New generations come into the workplace every 15 to 20 years, so we have to make sure that we are, advocating to make sure everyone feels included, and that we’re changing with the times.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

They know when to centralize and decentralize to maintain efficiency without sacrificing effectiveness. They value traditions while encouraging innovation and creativity. The leaders people want to follow balance bottom-up and top-down decision-making. They ask people what they think, what they want—and listen.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

As a few recent examples, Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, is changing the face of finance as the first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network powered by its users with no central authority or intermediaries. It takes a unique mindset to execute them. .

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

Effective mentoring programs while led from the top down, are decentralized and driven down to lowest possible levels of the organization. A person that won’t invest themselves into their own development not only limits their own future, but they in turn become the proverbial weak link in the chain. .

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QAspire

AUGUST 30, 2016

Simplicity stems from decentralization of power. “ I have seen very few reorganization efforts in my career that are focused on the most important aspect of how value is delivered to customers: Simplicity.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

But today’s decentralized office environment makes it harder to socialize culture, foster a sense of unity, and reinforce shared values. Teams operating within a strong culture share a set of values, beliefs, and behaviors.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I realized then that the same core principles could apply regardless of industry. Perhaps the most crucial linking pin connecting great leaders and their vision is the personal value system they demonstrate and teach to others which becomes ingrained in the fabric of the firm, the so-called “corporate culture.”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 3, 2011

And there is a balance to strike balance between centralized and decentralized, local and global that is not easy. Lesson 4: Globalizing Culture Means a Constant Balancing Act. The clarity of Toyota’s culture and values is essential to growing the culture in every employee.

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 10, 2024

Restructuring Reporting and Accountability Decentralizing Decision-Making Decentralizing decision-making empowers managers at all levels to take ownership of talent development. Companies can create a more responsive and agile workforce by allowing managers to decide on training, development, and resource allocation.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 8, 2012

In addition, rather than decentralizing the structure of the organization, flattening usually results in a drastic centralization. Wolf’s research implies that flattening alone is an insufficient strategy for reducing costs or decentralizing decision making.

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Lead from Within

MAY 28, 2020

Times of crisis show us the value of decentralized leadership, and the ability to create a network of talented experts with access to good data is fast becoming an essential leadership skill. We will need leaders who know how to engage the expertise of others. The best leaders are no longer in front, making all the immediate decisions.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 10, 2022

The researchers interviewed both dancers and choreographers, and identified six key creative processes: Concept-focused launch , which is a more decentralized approach, with the leader giving an overview but the ideas coming from the team. The study focused on a group of dance teams featuring a mixture of choreographers and dancers.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 13, 2020

Although their initial implementation was considered a success – they successfully installed a leading PLM software technology and deployed it on a global scale – an assessment a few years later uncovered that the organization had implemented the solution in a decentralized fashion and they weren’t getting the expected business benefits.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 28, 2024

Research from Kühne Logistics University examines how well this decentralized decision-making process worked and the role of hierarchies. Robust benefits Despite this bias, the benefits of idea competitions with decentralized decision-making are clear. This effect was more pronounced for highly innovative ideas.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 24, 2020

Most companies have decentralized their teams due to social distancing, measures directed by state and federal governments to keep people home and prevent further spread of the disease. Now 13 years into my career, all of us will have to re-learn how to navigate recruiting during a severe global pandemic that is unprecedented in magnitude.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 20, 2010

This concept helps maximizing employee potential by encouraging trust through transparency, decentralizing decision-making and inverting the organizational hierarchy. Vineet Nayar of HCL Technologies pioneered the concept of Employee first and customer second.

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LDRLB

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Morgan (2005) uses a great image of a spider-plant to describe the decentralization trend. Handy’s (1998) shamrock organization might provide the right blend of centralization and decentralization to make it worthwhile for for-profit companies. A company could be centralized on one-leaf and decentralized on another.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 3, 2023

They highlight how famous exemplars of decentralized leadership, such as Zappos and Oticon, have generally failed to deliver results and employees have requested a return to some form of hierarchy again with managers providing invaluable support.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

A Blockchain is a network of computers that work in a decentralized manner and agree on the current true state of data in a transparent and predictable manner. A decade later it is still arguably the gold standard in decentralization and continues to inspire multiple other teams and projects. Vitalik Buterin.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Rise of Holacracy: The trend towards decentralized leadership—sometimes known as holacracy—challenges the traditional hierarchy of organizations. The responsibility for navigating this uncharted terrain rests on the shoulders of those in leadership positions.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The idea is to create a two-sided dilemma from a general problem like whether to use a centralized structure versus a decentralized structure or consumer needs versus shareholder expectations. Step one is to Articulate the Models , that is “to frame the problem and tease out two opposing models for solving it.”

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 25, 2018

The blockchain and cryptocurrency are more than just buzzwords nowadays. Bitcoin seems to be in the headlines every other day, while techies are all hanging on the looming promise of the blockchain’s revolutionary power.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Byrne’s list of Drucker’s major accomplishments included: Introducing the idea of decentralization, a concept that became basic to every large organization in the world. Shortly after his death business journalist John Byrne attempted to access Drucker’s contributions and strived to explain “why Drucker’s ideas still matter.”

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