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. logistics, and finance. finance, I.T.,

Industry 269

Industry Stage-Gate Organization Company 269

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Charan (intentionally or not) lambasts the entire HR profession (“It’s time to say good bye to the Department of Human Resources ” ). I advocate teaching the 60% what they can do to deliver value even in difficult circumstances (working with non-supportive leaders or in difficult markets, for example).

Charan 10

Charan Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Decentralization 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

At the time, though, we were just in search of a new approach to building a sustainable business in that critical but often difficult market. In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

He is poised to become the leader in this segment of a multi-billion dollar market. Global supply chains can cut across many “cultures”: national, industry, technology, market segment, and more. “By serving as GE’s and other equipment makers’ supply partner, the whole world is now my scope.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

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. Everything.

Christensen 16

Christensen Business Model Decentralization Innovation 16