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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

Now, these same managers want business agility. The more we remove, the more agility or improvement we might see. As the teams used agile approaches, they requested more and more frequent deployments. What about guidelines? Money Policies to Manage Cash Flow. A lot of the friction we see is anti-agility.

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How Well Do Your Policies Create Desired Outcomes and Trust?

Johanna Rothman

If you don't manage your cash flow, a lack of cash will kill your business. The more we want an agile organization that might be able to bounce forward , the more we need to create an environment of thinking and trust. We do need guidelines and constraints for our work. Worse, the policies destroy trust.