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. Decentralization allows immediacy in time and place, hence responsiveness.

Decentralization 8

Decentralization Efficiency Mintzberg Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In the developed world, we enjoy better medicines, connectivity, and mobility than most of us could have imagined even 20 years ago. Meanwhile, business was free to focus on generating growth, productivity, innovation, and, ultimately, societal wealth. The effects of technology on humans depends on how we choose to develop and use it.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2015

Rather than be paralyzed by fear about who has access to what, savvy leaders recognize that information can empower employees to move the business closer to customers, that decision-making can be accelerated when vital data is not held hostage (or lost) and that visible conversations can prevent wasted effort and even spark innovation.

Tools 8

Tools CEO Mezzanine Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

We argue that, like previous revolutionary ideas, blockchain has the potential to help developing nations leapfrog more-developed economies. This in turn boosted development by allowing relatively poor farmers to reliably send and receive payments at affordable rates, fostering economic growth by lowering transaction costs.

Marketing 8

Marketing Technology Banking Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

To protect this vision from political pressure and regulatory interference, blockchain networks rely on a decentralized infrastructure that can’t be controlled by any one person or group. The blockchain is truly an innovative approach to governance for networks and machines. Consider the case of The DAO.

Decentralization 10

Decentralization Consensus Resistance Politics 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

A “collaborative-care spread team” consisting of clinical experts in the model, a project manager, organizational development specialists, and others guide the nurse managers through their unit’s preparation and implementation phases, supporting their leadership development every step of the way. Involve the patient.

Health Care 8

Health Care Quality Decentralization Planning 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2012

"Leadership" has changed when a decentralized group of people can take down a government. Communities of proximity, where participants share a geographic location (Craigslist is an example but co-working locations are another) will allow people to organize work differently. From isolated organizations to communities. Everything.

Christensen 16

Christensen Business Model Decentralization Innovation 16

CO2

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Developing Leadership Skills: What Do Great Leaders Have in Common? The CEO must initiate and participate in the conversations that everyone else is afraid to have (or might not have even considered). I developed a tool to test leaders’ aptitude and tendencies when it comes to asking questions.

Hamel 78

Hamel Decentralization Charisma Skills 78

CO2

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Developing Leadership Skills: What Do Great Leaders Have in Common? The CEO must initiate and participate in the conversations that everyone else is afraid to have (or might not have even considered). I developed a tool to test leaders’ aptitude and tendencies when it comes to asking questions.

Hamel 78

Hamel Decentralization Charisma Skills 78

CO2

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Developing Leadership Skills: What Do Great Leaders Have in Common? The CEO must initiate and participate in the conversations that everyone else is afraid to have (or might not have even considered). I developed a tool to test leaders’ aptitude and tendencies when it comes to asking questions. The Leadership Challenge.

Hamel 60

Hamel Decentralization Charisma Skills 60

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2012

The truth about big innovation is that you get what you play for. If that looks like a typo — if it's jarring to see "innovation" and "play" in the same sentence or to hear anyone suggest that you, a manager, should play at anything — then this blog post is for you. It's the person who can say "yes" without permission.

Innovation 14

Innovation Company Decentralization Execution 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2017

Copies of the blockchain are distributed on each participating node in the network. In our white paper, “A Case Study for Blockchain in Healthcare,” we proposed a novel, decentralized record management system to handle EHRs using blockchain technology, which we called MedRec. Distributed Database.

Health Care 8

Health Care Decentralization White Paper Technology 8

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This is a huge barrier to revitalizing deprived places, and a major constraint on local economic development across England.” According to the report, “local councils in England are excessively accountable upwards to Whitehall,” leading to a weak connection with the public and a decrease in participation levels in local elections.

Decentralization 60

Decentralization Budgeting System Constraint 60

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

But the solution to this innovation logjam has emerged: blockchain. Blockchain was originally developed as the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Third, it’s exclusionary, denying billions of people access to basic financial tools. How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology.

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Innovation-led growth can square a circle that is challenging modern capitalism: how to generate sustained and sustainable economic growth, built on high-value, well-paying jobs. The reason for this elusiveness lies in widespread misunderstandings about how innovation-led growth has been achieved in the past.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Cost-Benefit Analysis Policies Drucker 8