Eliminate or Rewrite Unhelpful Policies [Archive.org URL]

Two simple questions can help guide the process of eliminating or rewriting cumbersome policies. First, does the policy protect the organization from violating safety, legal, or regulatory standards? If the policy helps ensure compliance, leaders should still ask themselves if there is a better way to structure the policy to ensure compliance in the most efficient and effective way possible. Second, does the policy help focus talent and energy in ways that improve key business outcomes? If not, leaders should ask if the policy could be reconsidered. For policies that do not involve compliance, it’s good to ask, “Is this a must-do or is it a preferred way of doing things?”

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