"Red tape!" he exclaimed, shaking his fist in mock rage. "It's a huge obstacle for us. We are getting so big so fast that we always seem to need a few more rules here, a bit more paperwork there.
After all, we have three thousand people working here now. But we must be careful, too. Every new layer of management, every new rule or form gets in the way. They deaden the magic - cut off the electricity of inspiration. If there are too many restrictions, you stop thinking about what you can do and start thinking about what you cannot do.
"Picasso did not ask for approval from the legal department before he started painting Guernica, " Bernard added.
- This extract from the book CIRQUE DU SOLEIL The Spark, John U. Bacon.
This passage I read from the book summed up what I see in many operations today still. Creativity is stifled from the political organisation of business as it expands. So does it make sense to keep your business small?
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