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Fossilized Processes and Procedures

Glenn Brooke | January 20, 2017 | Leave a Comment

Fixing Fossilized Processes and Procedures

Every organization has fossilized processes and procedures. The process that your organization’s Complication Committee got that bonus award for developing. The once-simple procedure that is crusted over with extra forms and approvals like barnacles on a ship hull. The “we’ve always done it this way” process which everyone agrees is a chronic headache but can’t be changed because Bobby Bureaucrat thinks it’s perfect. The procedure we’re still doing quarterly even though no one can remember why, or figure out who is using the results.  [Read more…] about Fixing Fossilized Processes and Procedures

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Hi, my name is Adam Smith and welcome to asmithblog.com. I am the author of the book, The Bravest You. Because of my work as an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and speaker, I have been named a top industry influencer by American Genius. I live with my wife, Jasmine, and three children in Shenandoah, IA.

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