When I started back at work this week, there was a small goal lurking in the back of my mind: Reformat a bunch of stuff in our InDesign templates. I'd spent some dozens of hours tooling around in InDesign over my leave and had discovered all kinds of random nitpicky things that I was excited … Continue reading On holding your horses with big changes
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How I declared war on “List B”
There's a great anecdote in Chuck and Dan Heath's book Decisive, about the commanding officer of a ship in the US Navy who "declares war on 'List B'." "List B" comprises the dreary, repetitive, but necessary tasks that sailors spent so much time on, such as painting (and repainting) the ship. The officer observed that … Continue reading How I declared war on “List B”
Why does bureaucracy keep growing?
Why does bureaucracy grow and grow and grow? Business consultant Ichak Adizes, in his book The Pursuit of Prime, suggests that the kudzu-like growth of bureaucracy is because bureaucracy is easy. Form is simple. There is no need to think. We have only to repeat what we are used to doing. Over time, form wins … Continue reading Why does bureaucracy keep growing?
Taylor Coe 