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Will We Realize Blockchain’s Promise of Decentralization?
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Decentralized governance comes at a cost. Currency Technology Digital Article
When to Decentralize Decision Making, and When Not To
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 26, 2017
Hence, when (re-)designing the organization structure, they tend to decentralize decision-making, so that decision rights are as close as possible to the people who deal with customers, competitors, front-line employees, and other stakeholders. As Henry Mintzberg noted in The Structuring of Organizations in 1979, “The words centralization and decentralization have been bandied about for as long as anyone has cared to write about organizations.” Artrise/istock.
Starfish vs Spiders
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. Other than the optional PayPal payment system, the marketplace is completely decentralized.
New Leadership Literacies
Lead Change Blog
JULY 17, 2019
The tired practices of centralized organizations will become brittle in a future where authority is radically decentralized. Over the next decade, today’s connected world will be explosively more connected.
6 Ways Leaders Can Dial up the Level of Value in the Workplace
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.
How To Make Two Key Contradictions of Leadership Work For You
Terry Starbucker
JULY 16, 2011
There must be centralization to deliver decentralization. Then there is the really “bizarro&# contradiction of centralization/decentralization. It’s the moment of truth. That moment when all of what you’ve put into your leadership comes to fruition.
Being a Good Leader is Tough Stuff
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
They know when to centralize and decentralize to maintain efficiency without sacrificing effectiveness. Anyone who supervises others is automatically tasked with planning, organizing, and directing. Every boss gives orders and assigns work. Their employees follow their directions and complete the work assigned to them within the parameters given. This transactional stuff is all part of being a manager.
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Commanding Excellence with Purpose, Passion, and Ingenuity
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2017
The mission-focused structure was decentralized from the standpoint that each commander was given great freedom to execute, but they were also expected to cooperate with the decentralized companies and share everything with other teams.
Determination is Not Enough; Content Creators Need Blockchain on Their Side
Strategy Driven
APRIL 19, 2019
Blockchain technology – the decentralized tech that was famously introduced to supports bitcoin – is now be leveraged to remedy the many disparities that exist in today’s online content landscape.
Top CEO Challenges
CO2
MAY 30, 2018
Setting a culture of adaptability via decentralized decision making. By: Gary Cohen.
Six Rules to Simplify Work
QAspire
AUGUST 30, 2016
Simplicity stems from decentralization of power. “ Most re-organization efforts either focus on hard stuff (processes, strategy, structure, KPI’s) or on soft stuff (culture, values, relationships, feelings).
Creating Great Choices
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. O FTEN WHEN FACED with a problem we see only a single solution or perhaps none at all.
Beyond The Basics: The 10 Best Ways To Fine-Tune Your Leadership
Terry Starbucker
MAY 17, 2015
Now that you’ve absorbed the 8 basic principles of More Human Leadership , learned the 10 immutable laws that go with them, and truly know the difference between a boss and a leader , it’s now time to dig a little deeper.
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Culture Counts
Leading Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Corporate America has had no shortage of heroes: Kellogg, Hewlett, Disney, Packard, Kroc, Watson, Ash and Iacocca. These leaders come to mind as examples of lions that have emblazoned their names as corporate giants.
Extreme Ownership
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2015
They cover four critical concepts that enable a team to perform at the highest level: Cover and Move (to move as one), Simple (keep plans and communications simple), Prioritize and Execute (avoid target fixation on a single issue), and Decentralized Command (leaders at all levels must be empowered to make decisions). Extreme Ownership by Navy SEAL officers Jocko Willink and Leif Babin is about leadership as personal responsibility. Leaders must own everything in their world.
Important Changes That Improve The Efficiency Of Your Shipping Operation
Strategy Driven
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Decentralize Shipping. However, if you’re doing well and you’re looking at expanding the business and reinvesting some of those profits, you should consider decentralizing your shipping operation.
YESability: Driving Growth with Yes
Leading Blog
MARCH 27, 2012
Then relies heavily on centralized control and specialization, whereas now relies heavily on decentralized autonomous action.” In a world that is moving from a global economy driven by mass production to one driven by mass customization—a now economy—the demand for mass ingenuity, mass engagement, and mass action, has never been greater. In Business at the Speed of Now , author John Bernard says that there must also be a shift in the way we manage our organizations.
9 Reasons Your Leadership Development Program is Failing
Nathan Magnuson
OCTOBER 19, 2015
Still others may revolve around an decentralized model (such as a mentoring program). A recent Bersin study reported that U.S. companies invest over $2,000 in leadership development initiatives per company leader. That’s great news. But is it worth the investment?
Building Community Around Your Blog: Community Outside of Your Site
Managing Communities
JUNE 21, 2010
photo credit: gotosira For part two in my series on building community around your blog, I want to talk about community decentralized – or community that is built on websites that you do not own or control. In the first part, we discussed community that you have by default upon launching your blog. This relates directly [.]. Interacting with Users
Care for a white-water ride?
N2Growth Blog
MAY 1, 2017
Decentralization of power: increasing responsibilities for line positions and lower echelons; fewer staff levels and hierarchical levels. Change seems to occur at an ever-increasing speed, making forecasts – especially those concerning long term scenarios – an extremely risky business.
Winning at Chaos: How to Succeed When it All Falls Apart
RapidStart Leadership
JUNE 9, 2017
Key to success: centralized plan, decentralized execution #leadership Click To Tweet. Today is June 9 th. D-Day, the Allied Invasion of Normandy took place 73 years and three days ago, heralding the beginning of the end of the Axis powers in Europe during World War II.
Frontline Festival: Leaders Give Pointers on Creating Connection
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. Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival.
Is the Flattened Firm Falling Flat?
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. For the past few decades, the business press and management consultants have pushed for large organizations to flatten their structure. Recent research, however, may be taking some of the wind out of their sails.
4 Tips for an Effective Enterprise Mobility Strategy
Strategy Driven
APRIL 9, 2019
But is there are a way to still drive innovation with an increasingly decentralized lifeforce? The nature of the workforce is rapidly changing and this new wave of employees is not only getting accustomed to a mobile and agile workforce but are starting to actually expect it.
4 Lessons from the Toyota Crisis
Leading Blog
JUNE 3, 2011
And there is a balance to strike balance between centralized and decentralized, local and global that is not easy. “Crisis response must start by building a strong culture long before the crisis hits,” say Jeffrey Liker and Tim Ogden, authors of Toyota Under Fire. Turning crisis into opportunity is all about culture. It’s not about PR strategies, or charismatic leadership, or vision, or any specific action by any individual.
Leadership and Mentoring
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. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Leadership and mentoring go hand-in-hand.
The Strategy Execution Disconnect
Six Disciplines
JUNE 13, 2011
There is a proper balance of centralized and decentralized responsibility required to achieve the strategy. A while back, OnPoint Consulting's survey yielded insights into what causes the strategy-execution gap. and what might be done to close it. Their assertions: They discovered that almost half of the leaders surveyed—49%—do perceive a gap between their organizations' ability to develop and communicate sound strategies - and their ability to implement those strategies.
Transforming a Management System – A Case Study From the Madison Wisconsin Police Department
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.
Factors That Help or Hinder Change
Change Starts Here
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Is power and work centralized or decentralized? When planning for change, it helps to identify factors that may hinder change. At the same time, it is important not to forget the factors that may support the change. You often find factors that help or hinder change in the same places. Consider the following examples of types of factors that might affect your change initiative both positively or negatively: Culture.
Nathan Magnuson's New Book Teaches, Inspires And Builds Your Confidence
Eric Jacobson
OCTOBER 15, 2018
First, it's to decentralize leadership expertise by demonstrating how we can all become leadership experts - starting right where we are. New to your leader role? Or, already a leader, but looking to hone your skills?
Is the Church going away?
Deep Imprints
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
In this response, I began to realize that as women take their leadership talent and use it where it is appreciated, one of the end results is the decentralization of the church. Last week, I wrote my responses to the Resignation of Eve.
Two Easy Ways to Boost Employee Engagement
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.
“Leadership is Marketing” – Peter Drucker Said What?
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. The following is a guest post by William A. Cohen. Peter F. Drucker was a genius. Unlike Sir Isaac Newton he didn’t choose to spend his time observing that an apple fell down rather than up. Nor did he ponder on the inner workings and hidden mechanisms of the human mind as did Sigmund Freud.
Happiness and Hierarchies
LDRLB
JANUARY 12, 2011
That rigid hierarchies inhibit innovation and for organizations to have a competitive advantage, they need to decentralize and move to flatter hierarchies. One of the developing branches of psychology is the study of happiness: positive psychology.
In Defense of Hierarchies
LDRLB
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Whether they promote flat, matrixed, open or decentralized organizations the message is the same: hierarchies are out-dated and need to be scrapped. There is a growing trend among organizational consultants and gurus toward democratic workplaces. The case is compelling. The evidence, however, isn’t as strong as many assert.
Future Leadership
Marshall Goldsmith
DECEMBER 9, 2013
Issues such as globalization, decentralization, and the rapid pace of today’s marketplace have forced companies to evaluate the way they operate. The need for executive education is apparent. Key questions include: how can we learn from today’s best practitioners to understand the trends and challenges that will become the norm in the future? Are there “best” ways to develop current and future leaders? How will we pick our leaders?
The New World of Beta Curation
Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
The other, smaller and rarer, is decentralized, horizontal, and inclusive. Today’s American corporate world is a tale of two cultures. One, more traditional and common, is centralized and hierarchical. I call it Alpha. I call this one Beta.
Indispensable Traits of a Collaborative Leader: Part 1
QAspire
MARCH 18, 2014
A collaborative team is the one where power is decentralized and everyone owns the final outcome. Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration. Mike Rutherford.
Book Review: E Pluribus Kinko’s
LDRLB
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
I’ve been playing around a lot with the idea of democracy in organizations (and the feasibility of its extremist cousin, decentralization). When I received a review copy of E Pluribus Kinko’s: A Story of Business, Democracy and Freaky Smart People I was intrigued (especially since Kinko’s is no longer). My biggest regret is that it took me so long to get to.
Marketing Success | N2Growth Blog
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2010
Lastly, don’t decentralize marketing…consistent messaging across markets, mediums and constituencies is critical.
Do You Speak the Language of Performance Driven Execution?
N2Growth Blog
JULY 22, 2014
The distance to the event horizon is not measured in conventional units of distance; rather it is a proposed reiterative cycle that is expressed as a result of maneuver warfare principles as a practical model used to make the best decisions that shapes how people, teams, organizations and environments behave based on seven guiding principles: targeting critical vulnerabilities, boldness, surprise, focus, decentralized decision-making, tempo and combined arms. By Damian D.
What Great Leaders Have in Common
CO2
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
And you need to decentralize leadership at the appropriate stage of growth–providing both autonomy and authority for others to lead separately and together. Developing Leadership Skills: What Do Great Leaders Have in Common?
Laying Groundwork: How Do Leaders Create Positive Company Culture?
CO2
JANUARY 15, 2017
Have you grown to a point where the organization needs to decentralize authority beyond the entrepreneur/founder, but because of that individual’s charisma and influence no one objects to creating bottlenecks for the entire business? Corporate Culture.
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