Build Repeatability Without Building Bureaucracy When I commanded 25 Canadian Forces Supply Depot, I found myself dealing with an incredibly frustrating situation. Not because our people lacked the ability to do their jobs, but because the system was preventing us from putting experienced supervisors into permanent positions. We had capable…
Organizations accumulate processes and responsibilities that nobody questions. Drawing on his experience commanding 25 Canadian Forces Supply Depot, Scott McCarthy explains why leaders must challenge inherited work, protect organizational capacity, and make deliberate decisions about what their teams should actually be doing.
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