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Understanding how bureaucracy develops
understanding how actions taken with the best of intentions can put your organization in a straightjacket
The mice are regularly fed their “cheese” (promotions, bonuses, fancy food, fancier perks) and despite many wanting to experience personal satisfaction and impact from their work, the system trains them to quell these inappropriate desires and learn what it actually means to be “Googley” — just don’t rock the boat. Initially created to protect patients from being taken advantage of and support doctors in study design, the IRB has now become a monolith, strangling researchers and imposing a significant cost on the medical industry. Tying this back to the formula at the beginning, typically the new systems and processes will consume significant additional resources while only marginally improving the meaningful output produced by the organization.
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