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“Streamlining processes”: the story of a managerial misunderstanding

One of the phrases I smile at when I hear them in the workplace is the famous "we're going to streamline processes". Normally, this should sound like sweet music to my ears, as I swear by simplification and fluidity (The future of work: complex by nature, simple by obligation and The organizational complication: the #1 irritant of the employee experience). Yes, but experience shows that when we hear “we're going to streamline processes”, we should understand “we're going to add even more bureaucracy”. In reality, we often end up with a bureaucratic labyrinth that...

Remote Working productivity: myth or reality? What companies refuse to admit

We've already talked about the loneliness of remote employees (What the loneliness of some remote workers really tells us), and about creating connections between employees ,...

Is manager still a profession?

Is management still a profession or, as some believe, a role that will become obsolete as society and organizations evolve? This was the question debated at an...

No, authority is not an outdated notion in the workplace

The other day I was talking to someone about management and leadership, and we got to talking about authority. While we agreed on the harmfulness...

Change and transformation need a new approach

Whether we call them change programs or transformation programs (it's just a question of scale), programs aimed at adapting the business to its environment...