---
id: "quote-where-you-sit"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["¶14"]
tags: ["information-flow", "power-dynamics"]
related: ["concept-hq-satellite-dynamic"]
speaker: "David Livermore"
speakers: ["David Livermore"]
quote: "Where you sit in the organization disproportionately shapes what information you give and receive."
sources: ["tail1"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-tail1"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-tail-108-decision-revolves-around-hq"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/05/what-global-companies-lose-when-decision-making-revolves-around-headquarters"
sourceTitle: "What Global Companies Lose When Decision-Making Revolves Around Headquarters"
---
# Location shapes information flow

## Quote — Location shapes information flow

> “Where you sit in the organization disproportionately shapes what information you give and receive.”
> — *[[entity-david-livermore]]*

**Context:** Livermore explaining that despite modern communication tools, **physical location remains the dominant variable** in organizational influence — the anchoring principle of the [[concept-hq-satellite-dynamic]]. Appearing alongside his citation of [[entity-tsedal-neeley]], it underpins the argument that structural redesign (not more messaging) is required — see [[contrarian-overcommunication-flaw]].