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. Building a Moral Framework for Machine Decisions: With AI making more decisions in the business, ethical considerations are becoming crucial. Digital fluency is a must-have.

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Decentralization How To Ethics Maturity 123

Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

They know when to centralize and decentralize to maintain efficiency without sacrificing effectiveness. Ethics, honesty, and integrity matter all the time. They’re pros at the “science” part of the job, knowing the technical, operational, financial, regulatory, and process components of their job stone cold.

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Decentralization Bottom-up Follow-up Tactics 275

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.

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Short-term Long-term Supply Chain Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Leaders rate the importance of maintaining a sterling reputation in the countries in which they operate 10 times higher than do laggards — the greatest variance we found. Local subsidiaries have to operate in ways acceptable to the parent company. Forgoing Short-Term Profits in Favor of Long-Term Reputation.

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Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8