Comments on: How Do You Know When You Have a Bureaucracy?

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:21:11 +0000

Good food for thought.

By: Mike Wihters

Mike Wihters — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:56:42 +0000

But think hard about the rules first. Sometimes there is hidden wisdom in them!

By: ED... (who blogs at Sincere Ignorance and Conscientious Stupidity)

ED... (who blogs at Sincere Ignorance and Conscientious Stupidity) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:59:37 +0000

Nobody ever asks “Does it fit our rules.” That would be strategy, but bureaucracy is lethargy.

By: Lisa notes...

Lisa notes... — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:38:42 +0000

Exactly!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:37:02 +0000

Good thought. A little unclear in 22 words though. It’s not that rules are bad in themselves. It’s when rules get in the way of the mission instead of advancing the mission… *that’s* when you have a bureaucracy.

By: Lowell Stoltzfus

Lowell Stoltzfus — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:02:26 +0000

One still needs the Rule of Law. The “don’t murder” and “don’t steal” really are fairly fundamental throughout the world.

But the spirit of the post is absolutely right on.

It is a amazing thing to me that “Rule of Law” cannot be defined by the written word. Rules can be written and re-written and amended forever, and still never achieve the Rule of Law. Perhaps that is the genius of Common Law.

By: Kevin Ring

Kevin Ring — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:39:51 +0000

This post fits 22 words’ rules.