Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2020

What gets the ball rolling when we’re feeling stuck in our careers? In Humanocracy , Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini make a passionate, data-driven argument for excising bureaucracy and replacing it with something better. From B-school through the big leagues, the business world often places value on logic and analysis. Not so much.

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Books Hamel Leadership Press Release 425

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

Many politicians and commentators mention two critical factors in accomplishing this: increasing innovative capacity and reducing bureaucracy. Second, bureaucracy, laws, and rules exert particular influence in Greece because they help make life more structured and less uncertain. And it all starts in school.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Hofstede Innovation Bureaucracy 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

While virtually all pharma companies say they encourage risk, in reality the failure of individual drug-development programs frequently results in career damage or even job loss for the research teams involved. Roivant’s first response was to address misaligned incentives.

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Innovation Company Incentives Industry 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

But it is also a complex market, with a reputation for corruption, uncertainty, and bureaucracy. No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up) — your world is awash with data.

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Books Emotional Intelligence Competitive Advantage Storytelling 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

They’d met at university, and although Derek had gone on to graduate school and a career in banking, while Rogier had joined his family construction business and then founded Contect, they’d never lost touch. It hits our collective reputation and our finances.” The two men went way back.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

Among the initial findings : more effective programs emphasize communication skills, networking, and organizational structure over developing finance and accounting skills. One of the reasons current entrepreneurship programming is so feeble is that government bureaucracies lack extensive private sector experience.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Policies Entrepreneur NGO 8