Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Total Quality Management in Logistics: a case study from the trucking industry by Harry Lehman, Jr. (a As with any stated aim or goal what matters is how it manifests in real decisions but it is a good start to acknowledge how important that is to a successful management improvement effort. a thesis at the Naval Postgraduate School).

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Case Study Deming System Company 28

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s perhaps understandable, therefore, that managers would strive to achieve a degree of cultural fit when they recruit. Indeed, a few years ago research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that a poor cultural fit can cost somewhere between 50-60% of that employee’s annual salary.

Decentralization 121

Decentralization Construction Restructuring Tools 121

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2023

Managers often hire consultants to help them solve major organizational problems. Many ideas are sifted through, and the most relevant one presented to management along with the consultant’s recommended action plan. Managers are hearing them for the first time. Keep units small and decentralized.

Energy 52

Energy Power Focus Group Decentralization 52

Strategy Driven

MARCH 8, 2021

In 2005, he founded the company Fusion Systems, which created, among others high frequency trading systems for brokers. The company also has its own decentralized wallet and even official Telegram channels that keep the entire community in touch. Currently, the number of registered and verified users is over 43 million.

Armstrong 131

Armstrong Decentralization Finance Licensing 131

LDRLB

AUGUST 8, 2012

For the past few decades, the business press and management consultants have pushed for large organizations to flatten their structure. Flattening usually refers taking two actions to change organizational structure – removing layers of middle management while widening the span of control for the managers that are left.

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Decentralization Span of Control Middle Management Morale 141

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There I observed a wide array of Abbott executives, scientists and managers. As a manager “on loan” to Abbott from the University of Michigan, I quickly found similarities between the two organizations. They can pose major challenges for today’s managers, especially if those managers are part of a different generation.

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Decentralization Organizational Behavior Short-term Public Relations 284

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2019

For the IT architecture to be effective, it should be between centralized and decentralized. The enterprise architecture should manage changes in the architecture, but input by other employees should be appreciated. Balance between Centralization and Decentralization. Additionally, mode 2 requires agility.

Enterprise Architecture 50

Enterprise Architecture Process Decentralization Agility 50

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Quite suddenly I was forced to develop a new approach to management and leadership that involved a lot less talking. Executives, managers, and supervisors simply need to show a modicum of restraint when issues arise, giving those on the front lines the first—and best—opportunity to make decisions and solve problems.

Decentralization 111

Decentralization CEO Metrics Power 111

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Morgan (2005) uses a great image of a spider-plant to describe the decentralization trend. Starfish, on the other hand, is an example of system where decision-making is distributed throughout the entire organization. A company could be centralized on one-leaf and decentralized on another. Brafman, O. & & Beckstrom, R.

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Decentralization Organization Trends Reference 74

Six Disciplines

JUNE 13, 2011

Eight central factors set apart those companies whose employees have confidence in their company's ability to effectively execute from those with reported strategy-execution gaps: Change is well-managed by top management. Decisions and actions are well coordinated across different levels of management. What are the implications?

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Execution Strategy Decentralization Survey 122

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

If you are a manager you know that challenges can be overcome by solid people and systems. Endless reference back and forth and up and down the Management Structure. Excessive ‘decentralization’ or ‘centralization’. Systems-Drive-Behavior –> In this new system the feedback is between Sue and Mark.

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Innovation Decentralization Bureaucracy How To 110

N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

Or, if you are responsible for managing Solopreneur projects, how can you be sure that the work will increase impact and productivity? Identification of needed external and internal systems change (Behavioral Intelligences). Isn’t that what productivity should be doing? Resource application points (Centers of Gravity).

Execution 296

Execution Objective Learning-by-Doing System 296

Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

In an effort to better understand when and how corporate cultures change, CCL and corporate leaders surveyed a group of global VPs and directors in HR, Learning & Development, Leadership, and Talent Management. The results were telling. A general feeling of resistance to organizational change — a.k.a.

Altman 76

Altman Decentralization COO Restructuring 76

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

The main reason they can harm companies to such a staggering degree is that today’s cybersecurity systems use centralized monitoring, with little beyond their main firewalls to protect the rest of an organization. Today’s cybersecurity systems have been built to detect previously identified malicious codes and malware.

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System Decentralization Information Technology Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

health care system. Explanations include their IT departments already have their hands full installing, maintaining, and upgrading electronic health record (EHR) systems. But much of the blame can be attributed to hospitals’ misaligned budgeting and incentive systems. Gillian Blease/Getty Images.

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Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 9, 2019

But is there are a way to still drive innovation with an increasingly decentralized lifeforce? New working styles means new processes and you should start looking at a few Lean approaches that will provide you with a centralized management system with built-in collaboration and communication tools. The answer is yes. They won’t.

Strategy 50

Strategy Tips Agility Globalization 50

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. systems, air travel feels a bit more like a chore than like a treat. The fact that such a complex, decentralized, sprawling operation delivers reliable (albeit not always likable) results is a minor miracle. In the U.S.,

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Industry Stage-Gate Organization Company 269

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Many companies have managed to gain an edge tapping into its transformative power. The systems are sophisticated and project environments bigger and more distributed than ever before. After all, change is the only constant thing in Agile project management and development. Make sure top management understands this.

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Agility Planning Project Decentralization 34

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The other, smaller and rarer, is decentralized, horizontal, and inclusive. To flourish in today’s business environment, organizations and individuals need to transition from the outdated Alpha system to the fast-growing Beta paradigm. She also has a background managing and leading executive search firms. I call it Alpha.

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Decentralization Idea Generation Content Document 59

Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2014

Decentralization reality vs. having one ABC Company strategy, are in conflict. IT Systems, as they are today, and aggregate data reporting are insufficient to collect enough accurate data. Identify key positions and key people to target for succession planning. Analyze internal/external labor demographics/pipelines.

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Decentralization Budgeting Competitive Advantage Open-book 56

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

This is due largely to the fact that the German economy went through an unprecedented process of decentralization of wage bargaining during the 1990s. New management approaches and measures added more efficiency and a results orientation. The industrial relation system in Germany is autonomous. Controversial Labor Reforms.

Marketing 12

Marketing Decentralization Policies GDP 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2017

At the same time, we’re also seeing the decentralization of power production. Countries that manage to transition effectively to low-carbon generation technologies will be home to competitive energy solutions and manufacturing firms that are more resilient to energy shocks and weather disruptions. Each brings its own challenges.

Energy 10

Energy Decentralization Industry Power 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

How does one successfully manage a company with a dozen diverse, decentralized businesses of varying sizes that employ over 100,000 people in 130 countries, especially in an uncertain economic environment? The answer is to make things simple, says Bill Allen, head of Group Human Resources at Copenhagen-based A.P. Moller-Maersk.

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Management Decentralization Report Bottom-up 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2018

A detailed plan to decentralize. Three years later the CEO calls the consultant back in, worried that decision making has become too decentralized. In part, it’s about learning to manage negative emotions ­— anger and fear above all. The consultant’s solution? The solution? A detailed plan to centralize.

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Decentralization Simon Consultative Uncertainty 15

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The AIs then shared this knowledge through a decentralized network, after which they managed to master each of the tasks. In the medical domain, distinct AI systems could be tailored to specialize in various aspects, such as learning about specific illnesses, treatment methods, patient care techniques, and the latest research.

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Decentralization Learning-by-Doing System Diversity 59

Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

According to David Grossman of The Grossman Group great leaders don’t just manage employees; they make sure employees are motivated, engaged and inspired when coming to work. David Chaudron of Organized Change recalls that Traditional Management theory had managers dictating work and assigning tasks to workers.

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Teamwork Meyer Decentralization Follow-up 382

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Airbus has a complex process for managing the thousands of suppliers who contribute to the manufacturing of the A380. These forms of “unintended” complexity manifest themselves in many ways – from inefficient systems and unclear accountabilities, to alienated and confused employees. This is where it gets a bit tricky.

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Management Engineering Decentralization System 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2015

A “value management office” can greatly enhance an institution’s ability to improve outcomes and costs across the enterprise. ICCI now has five full-time employees with expertise in analytics and project management and three part-time graduate students. Integrate quality data into care delivery.

Health Care 8

Health Care Management Cost Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2013

So how do people — and even dogs — routinely manage it? Managers under pressure to make many decisions can''t subject every one of them to thorough and dispassionate analysis. This is the kind of thinking that business managers can also profit from. But manage it, and you become the industry leader.

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Management Bureaucracy Self-aware Agility 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. ” When we talk with corporate executives around the country, they almost always ask the same question: Can managers and CEOs really accomplish their business goals while also advancing society’s goals?

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But Intel implemented it by providing ample autonomy and decentralized budgets to its various groups and teams, for employees to experiment with initiatives that would bring this strategic intent to life and fruition. Strategy implementation requires top managers to design the company’s internal system that does the selection for them.

Strategy 15

Strategy Bottom-up Balanced Scorecard Resistance 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Scorecards measuring compliance with a new inventory system are used to punish and sometimes terminate workers. ” Performance is subject to constant measurement and review — employees can anonymously report each other to higher-ups through an internal phone system.

Price 13

Price Decentralization Long-term Self-aware 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Since the mid-2000s, however, this model has been under threat from a new, decentralized model, in which electricity is generated on a much smaller scale near or at the point of use, often through a combination of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, batteries, and the digital management of the electricity grid.

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Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Much less attention is paid, however, to the manner in which Buffett manages the company itself. This is somewhat surprising, given that his management system is very different from those of other publicly traded companies. Berkshire Hathaway is known for its extreme decentralization.

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Short-term Long-term Supply Chain Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2017

That is, someone does the wrong thing while trying to do the right thing, and organizational systems fail to catch it and contain it. Rather than managing that complexity by delegating and decentralizing, the CEO became even more controlling. First, the manager may be completely unaware that they are out of their depth.

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Company CEO Finance System 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

To us, this arrangement makes sense — we work in open source software, which is a decentralized product. So we’ve arrived at an unorthodox system that serves our needs perfectly. So it’s a system we plan to keep utilizing. The aphorism is true: You can’t manage your way out of a bad team. Outsiders were dubious.

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Chief Financial Officer Decentralization Engineering Short-term 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” In other words, they practice an entirely new model of management. Our research, which we call the “digital DNA,” identified 23 new management practices CEOs should consider, focusing on empowerment, experimentation, collaboration, data, and speed. And their CEOs are leading the charge.

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CEO Metrics Leadership Business Model 8