centralized leadership
[/ˈsentrəlaɪzd ˈlɛdərʃɪp/]
nounpl: centralized leaderships
liderança centralizada
1. A management or organizational structure in which decision-making authority and control are concentrated in a single person, group, or central office rather than distributed among multiple levels or departments
The company's centralized leadership made all strategic decisions from the headquarters.
A liderança centralizada da empresa tomava todas as decisões estratégicas da matriz.
2. A leadership style where the leader maintains direct control over policies, procedures, and organizational direction with minimal input from subordinates
Under centralized leadership, employees had little say in how projects were managed.
Sob liderança centralizada, os funcionários tinham pouca participação em como os projetos eram gerenciados.
In Brazilian organizational culture, centralized leadership has been historically common, especially in large corporations and traditional family businesses. However, there is an increasing trend toward more democratic and collaborative leadership styles in tech hubs like São Paulo. In the USA, centralized leadership is often criticized in favor of more distributed decision-making, though it remains prevalent in military, government, and some traditional industries.
NYC Slang
top-down management, boss call the shots
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