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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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. CEOs from rival firms); conversely not all inside CEOs have it (CEOs promoted from finance). Instead of decentralizing R&D, recentralize it.

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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. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai. Although he didn’t have a U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

But the decentralization debate was different. The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years. The lack of control meant that the leadership team had little say in how the Contect brand was being managed at a local level. Now Vera was getting worked up.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Since positioning is vital in new markets, today’s boards must include Chief Marketing Officers, not just directors with operations or finance backgrounds. Boardrooms at home in China must also begin to reflect a cross-section of cultures and skills. Rebrand from the inside out. China’s Next Great Transition. An HBR Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants. Competition Leadership Retail' A company’s age may count against it, but it’s no guarantee of failure.

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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

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

They reflect a decentralized, de-institutionalized commercial structure that’s now clearly part of the US economy (think of food trucks or Uber). Launching this week is the ambitious African Business Fellowship, which Masiyiwa is chairing with implementing partners the African Leadership Network and Management Leadership for Tomorrow.

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Marketing Career Wireless Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Crucially, this will require public leadership, challenging the prevailing ideology which limits the role of public actors to simply de-risking or facilitating the real heroes — the private sector wealth creators, like risk-loving entrepreneurs — while waiting for the market to find solutions. billion in public support.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2017

Rather than managing that complexity by delegating and decentralizing, the CEO became even more controlling. Consequently, the finance group, the risk organization, and the nonexecutive directors do most of this work. The finance group scrutinizes capital requests. The second is the divergent aspect.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

As a few recent examples, Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, is changing the face of finance as the first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network powered by its users with no central authority or intermediaries. It takes a unique mindset to execute them. .

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Manage people effectively through decentralized teams across organizations. Cross-sector partnerships thrive through a network of decentralized leaders and managers who operate independent programs or organizations. Collaborative leadership was critical for the revitalization of Central Park in New York City.

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Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2012

"Leadership" has changed when a decentralized group of people can take down a government. The Value Chain" has changed when the customer is no longer just the "buyer" but also a co-creator. Human Resources" have changed when most of the people who create value for your organization are neither hired nor paid by you.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Leadership : There are a number of ways to get in trouble here…poor leadership, no leadership, or fractionalized leadership can all be quite problematic. Lastly, don’t decentralize marketing…consistent messaging across markets, mediums and constituencies is critical. Thanks for sharing Tom.

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HR Digest

APRIL 14, 2025

He used his severance to fund a coding bootcamp focused on decentralized finance (DeFi). Companies are leaner, yes, but theyre also hungrier for talent that aligns with the future. Stories of resilience Consider Mike, an IT specialist laid off from a fintech unicorn.

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