Descentralization
As a leader,
you have to demand a common vision, one which can be shared with the
whole team.
The whole
team should know what the fixed goals are.
However,
this common vision isn’t incompatible with the decentralized
structure, in which every department enjoys certain autonomy over
how they organize their work.
The organization
will give their best when the employees have certain freedom to develop
their job.
Besides,
it is a sign that the leader trusts them; this is something that the
employees will value.
The opposite
happens when the leader interferes in everything, restricting the
freedom of people, generating a tense environment. With this attitude
the leader will only achieve diminishing the employee’s creativity
and will to innovate (the employee will only do what the leader asks).
Amongst
the advantages of a decentralized system are the following:
The employees
feel more responsible, they favour decision making and responding
to results.
It is a
more agile structure that reacts quicker.
The feeling
of being part of a company is strengthened (when the leader treats
people with maturity they will give more of themselves).
So that
the decentralization is not incompatible with the common culture of
the organization, the leader should create communication in all directions
(descending, ascending and horizontal).
The leader
has to make sure the employees know each other, that there aren’t
watertight departments. The leader has to ensure that the group shares
common values.