Absolute order means death. Life and development thrive on chaos.
As a former CEO, I know you desperately want to ensure everything in your business is organized, put in place, and ticks perfectly.
But I also know you realize that more order leads to more bureaucracy and less creativity.
What can you do?
[1] Visualize your business as a set of processes (Value Waves). They create value for all key stakeholders.
[2] Craft a strategy.
The strategy will enable you to divide your processes into two groups:
- those that won’t change soon (or will evolve incrementally)
- those that need to change quickly
For the first group, use hard management tools: standards, SOPs, rules, and KPIs.
For the second, rely on soft tools: principles.
What are your thoughts? How do you solve this task? Share your opinions in the comments.
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Svyatoslav Biryulin
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