Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

We want less ego, less sacrificing principles in pursuit of profits, and less bureaucracy. To get right with power and lead through capacity as well as control, we have to learn to accept the tension that comes with managing contradictions that are both necessary for success and survival over the long term.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2017

4 Disciplines For Long-Term Sustainability Of Change by R. Mary Barra: Simplify Bureaucracy, and Don’t Be Afraid To Job Hop via @stanfordbiz. Podcast: Agile is a State of Being with @work_matters and Huggy Rao. Are You Living a Dream? by @fsonnenberg. Kendall Lyman/Tony Daloisio via @TanveerNaseer.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Obviously scarce resources have been a factor in healthcare for a very long time, but the pandemic saw formal regulations lifted that allowed innovation to flourish. Of course, this also has implications in terms of spreading any innovations that are created, as a lack of manpower can inhibit any dissemination of what works.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Leadership is about giving credit not taking it, breaking down barriers not building them, destroying bureaucracies not creating them, bridging positional and philosophical gaps not setting boundaries, thinking big and acting bigger, being able to focus on short-term objectives without losing sight of long-term value, not focusing on the volume of (..)

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 16, 2020

“Documentation affords some protection from deportation, but it can also heighten fears since the bureaucracies that ‘document’ immigrants have a greater perceived ability to surveil and expel them.” citizen children may face restricted opportunities for promoting their long-term well-being in this country.”

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 9, 2019

It suggests that refugees benefit when they reside in ethnic communities as these communities help the newcomers find work and navigate local bureaucracy. It seems that smaller urban centres, such as Lethbridge, can better serve refugees in the short term,” the researchers say.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 24, 2017

In this culture, most people feel controlled by one of more of the following: autocratic leaders, micro-management, too many rules and/or bureaucracy. Instead, it continued to do what was best for the long-term by giving raises to its people. The first is the “culture of control.”

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Leading to Executives, Human Resources and team leaders grasping at the ‘Next Thing’ in order to cut the down on the felt mounting bureaucracy and dis-trust within the organization and team. Here is an effective way to start long term organizational success ; Determine and establish the necessary structure of managerial layering.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 16, 2011

When it comes to internal roadblocks or organizational obstacles, more often than not the culprit behind these problems is an organization’s own bureaucracy. Corporate bureaucracy and its close cousin, business process, often snag their own staffs in an impossible tangle of rules and regulations.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 26, 2020

We also want to thank those of you on the front lines – the healthcare workers, pharmacy staff, grocery clerks, truck drivers, government workers, and other unsung heroes who are working long and exhausting hours, risking their lives to keep our society functioning as we face this unprecedented crisis. ?We

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

This is the recipe for “bureaucracy,” the 150-year old mashup of military command structures and industrial engineering that constitutes the operating system for virtually every large-scale organization on the planet. Bureaucracy is the technology of control. There’s no other way to put it: bureaucracy must die. He was right.

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Bureaucracy Short-term Long-term Intellectual Capital 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

This is the recipe for “bureaucracy,” the 150-year old mashup of military command structures and industrial engineering that constitutes the operating system for virtually every large-scale organization on the planet. Bureaucracy is the technology of control. There’s no other way to put it: bureaucracy must die. He was right.

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Bureaucracy Short-term Long-term Intellectual Capital 9

Skip Prichard

JANUARY 10, 2022

On the other hand, if you’ve ever experienced being iteration-led in an organization, you know that it feels like you’re tinkering and focusing on the short term but ultimately missing out on the large-scale opportunity. But inherently, “seeing what works” is optimizing for short-term results. Asking for permission on small decisions.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 10, 2017

The networking goal is more likely to be about developing deep and long-term strategic relationships than for completing short-term tasks. In cultures where group dynamics are paramount, the process of building networks tends to be much more elaborate, well defined, and long term.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The term ’project management’ makes most creative people cringe. Elaborate Gantt charts and byzantine procedures plague bureaucracies large and small. However, these tendencies become destructive as soon as we begin to pursue long-term goals or attempt something extraordinary”. - – - – -.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 19, 2020

Changes needed in church revitalization often expose needless bureaucracy and power brokers. If you have to battle the system or structure every time you make a change there will be very little long-term success. This often means shifting power away from some and giving power to others. Attempting too much too soon.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2018

Philosophy : purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Appointed agency heads in a government bureaucracy. Caretakers of corporate bureaucracies, departmental supervisors, short-term clients, referral sources for business development and those who dangle carrots under people’s noses.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Many midsized company leaders equate it with big-company bureaucracy. Survival is the prime directive for a start-up; there’s no budget for overhead or time to think of the long term. Midlevel managers will take responsibility for operations, allowing the C-suite to concentrate on long-term strategies.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

What do you do if you're a leader in a large, successful organization with an entrenched bureaucracy, and you see the need for innovation? The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), however, was successful in transforming its bureaucracy. Thus, needed process changes within bureaucracies should always be built into such initiatives.

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Bureaucracy Innovation Supply Chain Long-term 9

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 13, 2021

“These findings counter the stereotype that refugees are destined to become a drain on state resources over the long run,” the researchers say. In terms of location, the Midwestern states appeared to gain most from this movement, with Minnesota the most popular destination. ” Raising our understanding.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2017

Play the long game. This helps you to build long-term trust. The beauty of running a small business is that you do not have layers of bureaucracy to wade through when you want to make a change. This will shape your identity in all of your brand materials and communications. Dedicate some time to the planning stage.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2015

If you have been with the organization for a long time, you are no doubt aware of historical ways of doing things, and in some ways have a leg up on helping people being understand why the old ways must change. You may hear it as “We don’t do it that way.” When you hear this it is a cultural roadblock you need to work to clear.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Suppose you are a Syrian doctor who has entered Belgium with your family after a perilous and long journey, having left everything behind. You will face a long queue to register with an understaffed government service whose elaborate procedures have not been adapted to the current large inflows of refugees.

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 19, 2019

But as a long time customer of Trader Joe’s they have created a culture where their interest in creating delight is noticeably different from any other company I deal with. This shows true respect for people and long term thinking. We shun bureaucracy and advocate for decision-making to happen at our stores.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Beyond Bureaucracy Challenge , the second leg of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation. We asked some big questions in our quest to bust bureaucracy: What does it mean to build an organization in which everyone is aligned and inspired by a deeply-felt sense of purpose?

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2014

It’s not easy work and it’s not easy for a church to continue to thrive that long. I began with a keen sense that some things were vital to our success long-term. Bureaucracy and process we know well. After we do something long enough it becomes habit and we can’t even see that it needs to be changed.).

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Micromanagement Long-term Finance Bureaucracy 70

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 30, 2019

It’s not easy for a church to continue to thrive this long. I began with a keen sense some things were vital to our success long-term. Bureaucracy and process we knew well. After we do something long enough it becomes habit and we can’t even see it needs to be changed.). Organizational structure.

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Micromanagement Long-term Finance Energy 40

Deming Institute

AUGUST 19, 2019

But as a long time customer of Trader Joe’s they have created a culture where their interest in creating delight is noticeably different from any other company I deal with. This shows true respect for people and long term thinking. We shun bureaucracy and advocate for decision-making to happen at our stores.

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Deming Long-term Short-term Bureaucracy 28

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 28, 2016

It’s not easy for a church to continue to thrive this long. I began with a keen sense some things were vital to our success long-term. Bureaucracy and process we know well. After we do something long enough it becomes habit and we can’t even see it needs to be changed.). Organizational structure.

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Micromanagement Long-term Finance Energy 56

Your Voice of Encouragement

MAY 5, 2016

Fairness – Make decisions with the long-term view in mind, looking at what’s best for all involved. We’re not bound by rigid rules or a bureaucracy. Trust – Tell the truth about what is/is not possible with our software. Integrity – Do what we say we’ll do and we follow through on commitments. No excuses. Want more ideas?

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Software Bureaucracy Learning-by-Doing Course 40

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Posted by Elinor Stutz on December 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment Marketing professionals refer to strategy as your unique selling proposition while sales folk use the term ‘positioning.’ One past experience of long ago best exemplifies the process. How do you overcome simplicity in favor of bureaucracy?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 24, 2015

Employees are not present to serve management or reinforce bureaucracy. Planning : Employees know what the long-term plans are for the company and how to get there. Empowering Style Leadership : Leaders communicate with respect and lead by example. Strategy is well-defined and priorities are clear.

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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. In these circumstances, informal networks can be a countervailing force to legitimate power and the long-term interests of the organization.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

Many politicians and commentators mention two critical factors in accomplishing this: increasing innovative capacity and reducing bureaucracy. Second, bureaucracy, laws, and rules exert particular influence in Greece because they help make life more structured and less uncertain. And it all starts in school.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

For directors, this is simply a fact of life, and the best way for a company to avoid activist attention is simply to deliver the fundamental performance that leads to long-term value creation. Even — or perhaps especially — if the founder is long gone, these traits should be top of mind for boards of directors.

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Company Bureaucracy Long-term Competitive Advantage 8

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A long road ahead. What’s more, businesses wanting to operate in both the UK and the EU will need to undergo the same bureaucracy twice, which will add an estimated £1 billion to their cost of doing business. “Our research shows Brexit will pose long-term challenges for standards of medicines in the UK. .

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2018

This embedding shifted the sustainability focus of his organization (from “ impacting the environment” to a long-term strategic “ reliance on the environment”). This will temporarily exempt managers from the organizational bureaucracy and give them the freedom to experiment and innovate.

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