Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can't nail them to a wall.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bureaucrats are criticized as unresponsive and hard to pin down or hold accountable.
- In plain terms
- Bureaucrats are stiff and hard to hold responsible.
- What can you take from it?
- Be wary of systems that resist accountability.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who is accountable here?
- How can systems be more responsive?
Another view
Not all bureaucratic roles lack flexibility.
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