N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

We are witnessing the creation of an entirely new paradigm, a fierce wave of technological innovation boosting generations of new businesses and business leaders. Blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, 3D printing, and robotics are among the most important technologies of today’s rapidly changing world.

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Technology Innovation Levitt Supply Chain 239

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). This is both unfair and simplistic. It ignores what I call the 20-60-20 rule.

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Charan Human Resources Leadership Pipeline Decentralization 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

This is apparent in India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is using a collaborative approach to build a national digital highway , partnering with the country’s world-class technology companies in the process. Manage people effectively through decentralized teams across organizations.

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Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2013

Who, for instance, would have guessed that global NGOs spend nearly 80% more to track their finances and employ nearly twice as many finance staff as comparable for-profit multinationals? Decentralized, program-focused operations also squander precious dollars. Hence, the comparatively high cost of NGOs'' bookkeeping operations.

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Globalization NGO Benchmarking Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In hindsight, this thinking turned out to be far less important than what we learned about leadership, control, and trust, which ultimately were reflected in how each of the businesses was created, capitalized, and staffed. Zhou departed in 2005 and went on to found Qihoo 360 Technology, a $12 billion company that now trades on NASDAQ.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

A recurring theme in those interviews was bemoaning major changes in R&D strategy that occurred as a consequence of new, often outside, leadership. The shift in patenting policy was not to protect innovations, but rather to license them and/or to use them as chips to gain access to other firms’ technology.

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Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

But this requires a new scale of leadership: system leadership. An example of system leadership can be found in the food industry, where an initiative that began with 17 food and agribusiness companies grew into a global network of 500 organizations taking action in 19 countries. Empower widespread innovation and action.

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Globalization Company Decentralization Incentives 8