Colin on Culture How to bust your bureaucracy!
Jun 7, 2025
Discover how bureaucracy wastes over $3 trillion annually due to inefficiencies and fears. Delve into the roots of these issues and the model that highlights key components like legitimacy and information. Learn effective strategies to combat bureaucratic hurdles by simplifying processes and drawing inspiration from successful companies. Get actionable insights to enhance productivity and transform your organization!
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Bureaucracy Triggers Psychological Reactance
- Bureaucracy causes psychological reactance, leading to hostility and resistance to change.
- This reactance often preserves bureaucratic practices despite inefficiency.
Four Causes of Bureaucracy
- Bureaucratic issues stem from legitimacy, conformity, information control, scale, complexity, and risk management.
- Functional formality differs from dysfunctional bureaucracy which is self-serving and archaic.
Startup Overwhelmed by Bureaucracy
- A startup bloated with boards and archaic procedures due to external seed funding pressures.
- Their bureaucratic processes were excessive though some formalities were legally necessary.