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3 years 5 months ago
In The Busting Bureaucracy Hackathon, we’ve established t... More
3 years 9 months ago
What would your organization look like and how would it operate if you had no recourse to a legal system? For one, it would mean no enforceable contracts with customers, suppliers or even employees.
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3 years 10 months ago
Jim Stikeleather
commented on Another example of the Bureaucracy Tax
Keep in mind this was meant to be a little tongue in cheek - there is truth in humor. More
3 years 10 months ago
Anytime a problem needs to be solved More
3 years 10 months ago
Bureaucracy is not a bad thing. As Gary Hamel points out in his blog on Fortune, “bureaucracy... More
3 years 10 months ago
Jim Stikeleather
commented on Pain points
Graham - thank you for the references also More
3 years 10 months ago
Jim Stikeleather
commented on MODIFIED BUREAUCRACY
Isn't the question not how to get rid of bureaucracy, but where and when is it appropriate. In many ways it has become the hammer to which everything looks like a nail. It does drive efficiency (thoug... More
3 years 10 months ago
Jim Stikeleather
commented on Bureaucracy in Cloud Computing
When I engage with IT departments I hear security, control, and responsiveness (change control) as the reason to not move "off premise" - what I seldom hear are the real reasons, since each one of tho... More
3 years 10 months ago
I think the questions have to center around what decisions in what context. I keep coming around to the issue of command and control is good (not sure about best) when you are looking at scale, effic... More
3 years 10 months ago
Jim Stikeleather
commented on Pain points
Edouard - thanks for the references More
3 years 10 months ago
Chris - I agree with all you said. I had another thought - is some ways the issue is the same as the dynamics between a formal business (or worse government meeting) and social media. Dr. Klein at MIT... More
3 years 10 months ago
Jim Stikeleather
commented on Modernising the public administration
I have always suspected that one of the root causes (there are many) of bureaucratic behavior in public enterprises is the fear of the big mistake. There is not a lot (if any) real reward for success;... More
3 years 10 months ago
The Tooth to Tail Ratio is a military term that refers to the amount of military personnel ("tail") it takes to supply and support each combat soldier ("tooth"). While both "tooth" and "tail" soldiers... More
3 years 10 months ago
Jim Stikeleather
commented on Bureaucracy on it's cross roads
Is it "used to it" or is it "assume it". Seems like every enterprise I am asked to participate in immediately jumps to - need a plan, need roles and responsibilities, who is going to do what, when, wh... More
3 years 10 months ago
Jim Stikeleather
commented on Pain points
I wonder if clarifying roles and responsibilities is also part of the problem. Non-bureaucratic enterprises (projects, programs, games, etc.) seem to demonstrate emergent roles and responsibilities ra... More
3 years 10 months ago
It is everywhere in large organizations - it arises out of a need to standardize, reduce variance, consolidate information, coordinate action and in those roles generates benefit and value. But is it ... More
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