Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2017

We recently asked members of the HBR community to gauge the extent of “bureaucratic sclerosis” within their organization using our Bureaucracy Mass Index (BMI) tool. Here are our initial takeaways: The blight of bureaucracy seems inescapable. Bureaucracy is growing not shrinking. Bureaucracy is a time trap.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Survey Politics Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

Both Atis and Windham used soft skills, including the ability to imagine new solutions and enlist others in the process through passionate persuasion, and hard skills, becoming experts in the science underlying their ideas. She found partners, attracted financing, and cultivated a community of internal supporters.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Innovation Brand Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

Streiff’s drive to speed up decision-making, overcome bureaucracy, and deliver rapid execution, exposed historic and deep divisions between executives at the consortium. Each has different rules for skillful navigation. Political dynamics start with the individual player and their political skills. The High Ground.

Politics 14

Politics Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

But the sheer pace of change has created a skills gap, which is stopping many of these organizations from moving more quickly. Sponsored by Accenture. Strategies for growth in a connected world. 90% of these organizations profess to having a digital strategy in place.

Industry 8

Industry B2C Agility Bureaucracy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

The program's approach of social plus financial empowerment now counts close to 300,000 members in seven countries, and outside scholars have recorded positive impact on life and vocational skills, health-related knowledge, risky behavior, early childbearing, and engagement in income-generating activities.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Follow-up Bureaucracy Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

Many American-funded entrepreneurship efforts focus merely on promoting “self-employment and micro and small enterprises,” or helping people “[develop] skills beyond basic literacy and numeracy,” or “identify[ing] work force needs.” Even this paltry figure overstates the total. We are talking about the U.S.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Policies Entrepreneur NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

So, in real terms, debt financing is essentially free. The assets that are truly scarce at most companies are the skills and capabilities required to turn great growth ideas into successful new products, services, and businesses. And the after-tax cost of debt for many large companies is close to the rate of inflation.

ROE 14

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 14