Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Professor Gary Hamel recently published a book titled Humanocracy.
It proposes a disruptive change in organizations: end, once and for all, bureaucracy.
What is your opinion on this topic? Saving Changes...
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Well, Luis,
it is rather a matter of balance and consider the situation.
Bureaucracy is needed for efficiency, delegating, making things predictable so we can feel safe. I am happy that my pension is administered by well regulated bureaucrats, as is the quality of our drinking water.
Being flexible is needed to adapt to change, innovate, and being effective, coping with insecurity.
Depending on where you are and what kind of problem you face, you will need more or less bureaucracy.
And yes, it is hard to change established habits or laws or bureaucracy.
Thanks for sharing the book.
Thomas
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Feb 21, 2021 3:26 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear Thomas
Thank you for participating in this reflection
Thank you for your opinion
I am convinced that the organizations of the future (and it is a near future), the ones that manage to survive, will be the ones that will get rid of excessive regulation and, consequently, of the layers and layers of middle managers.
It also applies to countries
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Feb 20, 2021 1:43 PM
Replying to Thomas Walenta
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Well, Luis,
it is rather a matter of balance and consider the situation.
Bureaucracy is needed for efficiency, delegating, making things predictable so we can feel safe. I am happy that my pension is administered by well regulated bureaucrats, as is the quality of our drinking water.
Being flexible is needed to adapt to change, innovate, and being effective, coping with insecurity.
Depending on where you are and what kind of problem you face, you will need more or less bureaucracy.
And yes, it is hard to change established habits or laws or bureaucracy.
Thanks for sharing the book.
Thomas
Dear Thomas
Thank you for participating in this reflection
Thank you for your opinion
I am convinced that the organizations of the future (and it is a near future), the ones that manage to survive, will be the ones that will get rid of excessive regulation and, consequently, of the layers and layers of middle managers.
It also applies to countries Saving Changes...
Eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy is a Holy Grail-type goal for leadership teams. It may not be possible entirely eliminate it, but committing to operational excellence and leaning out standard processes (especially governance) will help to move down that continuum towards friction-less value delivery.
I'd agree with your assertion that success with doing so is a competitive advantage.
Kiron Saving Changes...
Peter RapinSubject Matter Expect; Project Delivery| Independent ConsultantOntario, Canada
I'm really torn on this subject. I personnally don't like burocracy but at the same time feel that others need it. I've worked with small private interprises that suffered due to lack of structure - and was very frustrated. I've worked with government oganizations that were stiffled by process and burocracy - and was very frustrared. Society apparently needs structure to survive and that's why burocracy evolved as it has but under certain conditions it goes well beyond what is necessary. Every day we struggle to maintain the right balance - sometimes we achieve that balance, mostly we don't. The pendulum keeps swinging and we hope (some expect) that it will stop at the balane point. Personnally I don't think it will stop, it will keep swiging. Our only hope is to find a place that comes close to matching our personality, or, if in a position of enfluence, we can create that place. Saving Changes...
Alexandre CostaScrum Master| Integer Consulting - Pictet technologiesLoures, Portugal
Luis,
I agree with the opinions given so far.
My opinion lies in the fact that it will never be possible to reduce the bureaucracy to zero, and that many processes that involve critical responsibilities will need always to have some level of bureaucracy.
The important, is to balance the two aspects so that the processes become more agile, expeditious never losing their track and accountability.
