Read PMOs and Sysiphus here. Bureaucracy is a tool used to control. It controls change and controls compliance with defined standards and it tries to control how people do thier jobs.  Bureacracy is by it's nature fairly change resistant. When Randy...

What can you learn from just 6 words?  According to Lonnie Pacelli, President of Leading on the Edge International quite a lot.  He was inspired by this anecdote: “Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was challenged by some friends to write a story...

Watching C-Span Afghanistan and Pakistan Strategy hearing. General McChrystal made an interesting comment when asked something about the civilian processes. "I haven't been a civilian since I was 17 and I'd be Out of My Lane if I were...

There was a popular survey some time ago that asked leaders in several mid-sized companies about their success. One of the main reasons that many were successful is they focused on simplicity in everything they did. The study concluded that simple,...

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