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

Johanna Rothman

What about guidelines? Money Policies to Manage Cash Flow. Consider removing policies and procedures and create guidelines and constraints instead. ” Trina's questions prompted the senior managers to consider those guidelines and constraints. What culture do you want? What Might You Consider Removing?

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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. Your policies create your culture. Your policies create and refine your actual culture. We do need guidelines and constraints for our work. Worse, the policies destroy trust. Why have policies anyway? The less trust we have.