Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Are there “best” ways to develop current and future leaders? Who will design, manage, and deliver world-class leadership programs? Leadership development is becoming closely aligned with and used to support corporate strategy. Focus on human resources development and business experience.

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Leadership Decentralization Human Resources Competitive Advantage 117

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. Even worse, functional processes — finance, human resources, sales, etc. And do that with over 99.999999 percent reliability. Recall how the U.S.

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Industry Stage-Gate Organization Company 272

Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 19, 2015

companies invest over $2,000 in leadership development initiatives per company leader. Just because an organization has a leadership development program doesn’t mean it’s successful, does it? No Organizational Leadership Vision. Because of this, you must have your own leadership vision.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Attrition 120

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Much of Charan’s recent work has tilted towards organization and people (books on strategy execution, leadership pipeline, talent and advice on intensity, change, leadership traits, performance management, governance). Charan’s latest column actually affirms the value of HR to sustained competitiveness.

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Charan Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Decentralization 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2010

That was the heart of question I received at recent workshop I conducted on leading from the middle for a national conference of training and development professionals. But as the global business environment has evolved, the need for decentralized rapid decision-making has become critical. Work through your boss.

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How To Decentralization Proposal Middle Management 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Ma and the Alibaba leadership team would retain management control.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2012

"Leadership" has changed when a decentralized group of people can take down a government. Human Resources" have changed when most of the people who create value for your organization are neither hired nor paid by you. The Value Chain" has changed when the customer is no longer just the "buyer" but also a co-creator.

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Christensen Business Model Decentralization Innovation 16