Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Silent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation.

Six Sigma 50

Six Sigma Productivity Products Bureaucracy 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

To most people, bureaucracy is a bad word, synonymous with ‘red tape’ and wasted time. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Silent Killer #3: Bureaucratic Styles. About the Author. Consider leaving a comment! This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 50

Deming Institute

JANUARY 30, 2017

Lean methods, such as value stream mapping and improvement projects carried out by cross-functional teams can break down barriers and increase understanding. This also includes managers and leaders who are so consumed with fire fighting and bureaucracy that they are not able to spend time helping improve the system.

Deming 28

Deming Kaizen System Quality 28

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In this excerpt from their book, Agile Talent , Younger and Smallwood explain how to align your organization with the needs and expectations of a workforce that is increasingly external, project-based, and flexible. They feel unappreciated by management and powerless in dealing with the administrative bureaucracy of partner organizations.

Agility 8

Agility Organization Resources Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

It sometimes seems as if Frederick Winslow Taylor’s unfinished project is around right the corner: A time-and-motion utopia in which managers can track almost any aspect of employee behavior on a second-by-second basis. In 2013, at the U.S.

Company 8

Company Long-term Bureaucracy Taylorism 8