From Hierarchies to Haier-archies: The Return of Internal Ecology Management as a Form of Agility and Decentralization
by Ekin Ilseven

At the World Management Agility Forum that took place in Lisbon in September, a panel of founders and managers of successful decentralized companies shared their insights. Lars Brüning described how chemical giant Bayer is undergoing full-scale restructuring, defying the organizational charts that are at best matrix-shaped: he visualizes each department as a cycle that self-manages itself, setting its own goals, strategies, and plans. The focus is on consumer experience. […]

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Reflecting on Resilience and the Next Management
by Ekin Ilseven

In the late afternoon of December 1, 2023, in the Hofburg Palace of Vienna, the Global Peter Drucker Forum committed itself to the pursuit of a new management paradigm, “The Next Management”, over the next five years. It came at the end of an eventful three-day Forum dedicated to Creativity and Resilience, where not only practicing or academic thought leaders, but also the younger generation and artists took the stage. […]

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