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These Strategies Will Help You Influence How Decisions Get Made
Organizational Development Digital ArticleNegotiators who understand the most common decision rules - majority rule, chair-decides, and consensus - are more likely to get their way. -
A Good Meeting Needs a Clear Decision-Making Process
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleEveryone should know who's making the final call. -
10 Beliefs That Get in the Way of Organizational Change
Organizational Development Digital ArticleAddress some of the common assumptions that may be holding your team back. -
From Prediction to Transformation
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleWhile the popular view is that insights are the key benefit of artificial intelligence, in truth AI creates value by improving the quality of decisions.... -
The “Maximize Profits” Trap in Decision Making
Business ethics Digital ArticleLook hard at the economics, but don’t stop there. -
Are You Frustrated with Your Team's Ability to Solve Problems?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleUnderstanding five problem-solving archetypes will help you reduce friction and get decision-making back on track. -
Leaders: Stop Confusing Correlation with Causation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIt's a common mistake - and as companies rely more on data, it's an increasingly costly one. -
When Autonomy Helps Team Performance — and When It Doesn’t
Teams Digital ArticleNew research suggests that giving teams more autonomy doesn’t always pay off. -
The Permissionless Corporation
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDigital technologies are pushing decision-making ability to the edges of the organization, allowing businesses to adopt structures that are flatter and... -
Where Data-Driven Decision-Making Can Go Wrong
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen considering internal data or the results of a study, often business leaders either take the evidence presented as gospel or dismiss it altogether.... -
Conquering a Culture of Indecision
Business communication Magazine ArticleSome people just can’t make up their minds. The same goes for some companies. Leaders can eradicate indecision by transforming the tone and content of everyday conversations at their organizations. -
How the Geeks Rewrote the Rules of Management
Business and society Digital ArticleGeeks are “obsessive mavericks”, and every company can benefit from their leadership style. -
4 Ways Silicon Valley Changed How Companies Are Run
Organizational culture Digital ArticleAnd what legacy companies can learn from their success. -
A Scorecard for Making Better Hiring Decisions
Organizational Development Digital ArticleMeasure your success rate over time. -
To Craft a Purpose That Motivates Your Team, Balance Pragmatism and Idealism
Leadership vision Digital ArticleFour key questions to ask as part of the process. -
How to Vet Information Before Making a Decision
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFour questions to ask when you're considering the evidence. -
10 Signs Your Company Is Resistant to Change
Business management Digital ArticleToo often employees develop effective ways to tolerate a problem — instead of fixing it. -
Building a Culture Where Employees Feel Free to Speak Up
Organizational Development Digital ArticleFour ways to empower people to use their voice. -
Centralized Decision Making Helps Kill Bad Products
Leadership & Managing People ResearchDecentralized companies take twice as long to pull the plug. -
Problems of Matrix Organizations
Organizational decision making Magazine ArticleNo organization design or method of management is perfect. And any form can suffer from a variety of problems that develop because of the design itself. This is particularly true when a company tries a new form. In this article we look at one relatively new organization form—the matrix—which has gained considerable popularity in recent […]
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Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
Management Case Study11.95View Details On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen... -
Francisco de Narvaez at Tia: Selling the Family Business
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In January 1999, Francisco de Narvaez sold Tia, his family's retail business in Argentina. De Narvaez reflects on the decision to sell and the selling... -
NTT DOCOMO's Race to 5G
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case, based on extensive interviews with NTT DOCOMO's technology leaders, focuses on the opportunities and challenges that NTT DOCOMO faces with the... -
Note on Organizational Structure
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Provides the reader with a basic understanding of organizational structure. The first section outlines some of the key tools and criteria that must be... -
Ce Soir-Là, Ils n'Arrivent Plus Un par Un, Mais par Vagues: Coping with the Surge of Trauma Patients at L'Hôpital Universitaire La Pitié Salpêtrière-Friday, November 13, 2015
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details On November 13, 2015, Dr. Marie Borel, Dr. Emmanuelle Dolla, Dr. Frédéric Le Saché, and Prof. Mathieu Raux were the doctors in charge of the trauma center... -
Yorgus Yogurt and Zona Sul: Building a New Venture in an Established Family Business
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Yorgus, a Brazilian entrepreneurial maker of premium Greek yogurt, has hit its stride--and now it faces questions about the best path to achieve growth,... -
Arcos Dorados: How to Lead and From Where
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Acros Dorados, an Argentina-based multinational, is facing new organizational challenges as it seeks to build on its recent turnaround, and grow in Brazil... -
Regulatory independence in India: A case of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case discusses the evolution and role of India's nuclear regulator - the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). It examines the need for a regulator... -
Medplus Ltd. (A), (B), (C)
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case revolves around a critical incident that took place at an Indian pharmaceutical company, in which various stakeholders had very different perspectives... -
Polarizing Government Work: McKinsey & Co. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details When Donald Trump announced his run for president in 2015, he placed immigration front and center in his campaign. He promised to drastically expand U.S.... -
Tapping into a Digital Brain: AI-Powered Talent Management at Infosys
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Infosys, an India-based global IT consulting and software services provider, had more than 200,000 employees, mainly software specialists and technical... -
La Esperanza: Beyond Automation
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details La Esperanza was a mining unit owned by POFCO, a company with its headquarters in China and with operations in Peru, dedicated to the development of gold... -
Alibaba's Values Dilemma
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case starts by exploring the brief history of Alibaba from 1999 to 2020 from the perspective of strategy and values. The case shows how a company's... -
MIC Food: Shaping the Right Decision-Making Process for the Future
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case concerns a family business's efforts to assess and shape collective decision-making among a large sibling leadership group and transition from... -
Pella Corporation: Creating the Right Shareholder Roles and Goals for the Future
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case concerns the efforts of a multigenerational family company to articulate and document shareholder roles and goals aligned with the enterprise's... -
TecSalud's Response to COVID-19
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case explores TecSalud's response to COVID-19 between March 2020 and January 2021. TecSalud was the Healthcare System of the Instituto Tecnologico... -
NetApp: The Day-to-Day of a District Manager
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Set in mid-2002, this case illustrates "a day in the life" of a district sales manager of a Silicon Valley company, as the technology market faced a downturn.... -
Homeless World Cup: Social Entrepreneurship, Cause Marketing, and a Partnership with Nike
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case follows Mel Young, founder and president of Homeless World Cup, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate homelessness around the...
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These Strategies Will Help You Influence How Decisions Get Made
Organizational Development Digital ArticleNegotiators who understand the most common decision rules - majority rule, chair-decides, and consensus - are more likely to get their way. -
A Good Meeting Needs a Clear Decision-Making Process
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleEveryone should know who's making the final call. -
10 Beliefs That Get in the Way of Organizational Change
Organizational Development Digital ArticleAddress some of the common assumptions that may be holding your team back. -
From Prediction to Transformation
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleWhile the popular view is that insights are the key benefit of artificial intelligence, in truth AI creates value by improving the quality of decisions.... -
The “Maximize Profits” Trap in Decision Making
Business ethics Digital ArticleLook hard at the economics, but don’t stop there. -
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
Management Case Study11.95View Details On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen... -
Are You Frustrated with Your Team's Ability to Solve Problems?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleUnderstanding five problem-solving archetypes will help you reduce friction and get decision-making back on track. -
Leaders: Stop Confusing Correlation with Causation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIt's a common mistake - and as companies rely more on data, it's an increasingly costly one. -
When Autonomy Helps Team Performance — and When It Doesn’t
Teams Digital ArticleNew research suggests that giving teams more autonomy doesn’t always pay off.