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03 Jul 09
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But, for a distributed organization to work effectively, it must adopt a culture of collaboration across its most important tasks. As you distribute leadership and responsibilities, your employees should not feel that they are being asked to solve complex problems all on their own. They should be encouraged to reach out to colleagues across the company, especially those with the proper skills and resources to be of help, - subject matter experts as well as managers. Collaboration is particularly important when facing new kinds of problems from those you usually deal with – the kinds of problems where truly innovative approaches are typically most needed.
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In another entry in his blog, he writes, "The basic economic problem we will face in the next few years is that the Federal system no longer works correctly. In the same way that giant corporations like G.E., News Corp and Berkshire Hathaway have flattened their organizations and shrunk their corporate staff, we need to redesign the way we govern, tax and spend. The States are without sufficient taxing power to provide basic services for their people, as every single state government is in a fiscal crisis, exacerbated by the inability to keep capturing falling property tax revenues from county governments."
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New Federalism might give us a framework around which to apply the principles of distributed, collaborative leadership to government, especially in important areas that are naturally the province of state and local governments more so than of the federal government, such as economic development and education, along with major issues like healthcare and infrastructure which are closely related to economic development. These are not only critically important areas to the country, but also areas where we are badly in need of fresh thinking.
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We need to get beyond the tired ideological debates of the past. In effect the governance debates have been framed as: Do you want a centralized, authoritarian government, or a weak, incompetent one?
That is no longer the right question. In business, you need very strong and competent leadership at the top to effectively implement a distributed, collaborative model. Such leaders understand the limits of their power. They know they must hire the best possible people, listen to their advice, empower them to act and truly delegate responsibilities. The best leaders know that they must foster a spirit of innovation and collaboration across the organization.
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15 Dec 08
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It is hard for people back in headquarters, no matter how competent and committed they might be, to stay on top of what is happening all over their company. Their own development labs and manufacturing plants are generally located all around the world. It is even tougher for them to have the proper understanding of the changes underway in all the various cities, countries and communities where they do business.
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But, for a distributed organization to work effectively, it must adopt a culture of collaboration across its most important tasks. As you distribute leadership and responsibilities, your employees should not feel that they are being asked to solve complex problems all on their own.
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In another entry in his blog, he writes, "The basic economic problem we will face in the next few years is that the Federal system no longer works correctly. In the same way that giant corporations like G.E., News Corp and Berkshire Hathaway have flattened their organizations and shrunk their corporate staff, we need to redesign the way we govern, tax and spend. The States are without sufficient taxing power to provide basic services for their people, as every single state government is in a fiscal crisis, exacerbated by the inability to keep capturing falling property tax revenues from county governments."
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That is no longer the right question. In business, you need very strong and competent leadership at the top to effectively implement a distributed, collaborative model. Such leaders understand the limits of their power. They know they must hire the best possible people, listen to their advice, empower them to act and truly delegate responsibilities.
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21 Sep 08
Michel BauwensTurning from business to government: Can we envision a parallel move from a centralized style toward a more distributed, collaborative style? Could such a shift in style help governments derive the benefits that have been working so well for companies an
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