Rid Your Organization of Annoying Obstacles
Do you sometimes feel like your team’s creativity—and even their productivity—is bogged down by unnecessary rules or overcomplicated processes? Here’s how to fight this problem.
Read the full article by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao here: https://s.hbr.org/4h1fIG4
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