Skip Prichard
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
In 2012, I somewhat serendipitously began traveling to the remote Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, a place I have now visited more than twenty times. Some might worry that this decentralized approach could lead to a lack of focus or systems discipline, but in my case, just the opposite occurred.
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Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. systems, air travel feels a bit more like a chore than like a treat.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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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 13, 2013
As a new crossroads of global travel, Dubai will soon be home to the world's busiest international airport. It's already a shining example of a new golden age of wealth and travel, just an eight-hour flight from half the world's population. We are traveling locally and sharing globally to disperse the experience throughout Starwood.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
In order to adapt to local cultures and market needs, companies must shift to decentralized, collaborative decision-making. With flatter organizations and decentralization of power, corporations must develop savvy global leaders capable of operating locally and globally simultaneously. Broaden the reach of leadership development.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 31, 2011
That practice is supposedly a central policy of decentralized decision-making, in other words, that the company has decided to leave the substance of pay and promotion decisions to individual managers. Plaintiffs claim that those managers make discriminatory decisions and the company does nothing to rein in the exercise of their discretion.
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.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 8, 2013
Philadelphia is 101 miles from Manhattan, and the current travel time between the two cities is about 1 hour and 50 minutes. But these decentralized households can easily travel to the major cities for unique shopping and restaurant options. The one way commute time would decline to 35 minutes. Effect 2: dispersed population.
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