Figuring out how much autonomy to provide your international teams. Then create a plan to implement these different levels and types of autonomy around the world.

• Work with different departments to specify exactly where and how autonomy should be granted. Describe the categories of dec...

Consider how much you trust your local counterparts. The more trust and the stronger your relationship, the better it is to give local teams more autonomy.

There are different ways trust can develop. Time is sometimes all that is needed. In other cases, organisations can build trust into th...

A global company that relies heavily on capabilities like local procurement, production, and sales should consider decentralisation.

For businesses that depend less on local assets, a higher degree of centralisation may make more sense. Some brands rely heavily on the strong, centralised br...