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Structured Empowerment

How to Achieve Growth While Promoting Agility

Sandino, Tatiana

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1. Edition April 2026
256 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-1-394-28580-8
John Wiley & Sons

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Discover the secret to balancing growth and agility in your startup

Structured Empowerment: How to Achieve Growth While Promoting Agility by Harvard Business School professor Tatiana Sandino is a groundbreaking guide that addresses the most critical challenge startups face: how to scale effectively without stifling the innovation and spirit that fuel them. This book introduces the concept of "structured empowerment," a method that allows companies to grow by expertly balancing flexibility with structure.

In the book, you'll:

* Learn how to empower employees within a structured framework, enabling them to make decisions that propel growth

* Discover the optimal timing for formalizing management structures without hampering your company's agility

* Gain insights from real-world examples of companies that have succeeded and failed, illustrating the principles of effective growth management

Perfect for business leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs, Structured Empowerment offers a new perspective on managing fast-paced growth. If you're seeking to maintain the delicate balance between agility and structure as your company scales, this book is your must-have roadmap. Dive into Sandino's expert analysis and practical advice to keep your startup on the path to success. Buy your copy today and start empowering your team for growth.

Introduction

Part I How Structured Empowerment Can Help Ventures Scale 1

Chapter 1 The Bermuda Triangle of Management: How Ventures Can Die of Their Own Growth 3

Chapter 2 Using Structured Empowerment to Prevent Growing Ventures from Failing 23

Appendix 2.1 Why and When You Need Systems In Order To Grow 34

Chapter 3 Structured Empowerment and Decision- Making 41

Part II Components of the Structured Empowerment Framework 67

Chapter 4 Defining Purpose, the Customer Value Proposition, and the Focal Employee 69

Chapter 5 Aligning Employees to Key Results 89

Chapter 6 Uncovering Opportunities to Create Value Through Structured Empowerment 109

Chapter 7 Building Feedback Systems for Learning and Innovating 139

Chapter 8 Connecting Empowerment to Culture 163

Part III Putting the Framework into Action 193

Chapter 9 Your Journey Forward: Implementing and Refining Structured Empowerment 195

Acknowledgments 219

About the Author 223

Index 225
TATIANA SANDINO is the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration in the Accounting and Management Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research explores how organizations design management systems and shape culture to guide employees??? decisions and actions, without stifling their entrepreneurial spirit.