Adam Grant : What separates the good from the great is the willingness to try new things. So often successful people and successful groups get stuck in a rut because they basically follow the same routines that have made them successful. If you're a sports team, that just makes you more predictable. If you're a company, it means you choose to stand still and make it easy either to miss major waves of change, or for other companies to disrupt you. And as an individual, it means you don't grow. Below are some notes from my past experience from different companies I have worked with. Coordination There is a lack of coordination within departments and how they interact with each other. A main cause of this is the build of bureaucracy, which I will discuss separately. The organizational chart inhibits interaction as it is seen as black and white, whereas it should be seen as written with pencil, to be changed when needed by management, the departments or...
German / English Blog Economics, Cars and random tidbits This blog is to bring some of my ideas down to paper for reference. I hope some of the things may be helpful for you, too!