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The biggest source of waste is untapped skilled pragmatists

The biggest source of waste is not low performers or having too many employees. The biggest source of waste is untapped skilled pragmatists. The number of skilled pragmatists in any given company is much larger than people realize and, therefore, represents a HUGE opportunity. But almost by definition, they are less visible.

She watches with mild amusement as managers struggle in vain to push back on reactive feature requests. She knows moving up takes a bit longer, but she has also had good luck shifting companies every couple of years to get a raise and promotion. Promote people who actively poke and prod the system OR who are politically savvy enough to navigate the system—which has the byproduct of perpetuating whatever dysfunctions exist.

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