Inefficient bureaucracy stems from leaders who overvalue execution and undervalue ideation, or push unvetted ideas.
Leaders don't have to be great at ideation; they just need to employ people who are and let them strip out waste.
When Tesla was on the verge of bankruptcy in 2008/2009, Elon Musk didn't save the company by grabbing an impact wrench and help speed up production. Elon Musk wouldn't excel in an assembly line; he's a idea person more than an executor. He saved it by coming up with ideas to decrease costs and get funding, and then telling JB Straubel and his team to execute those ideas.
I know some would disagree. Think inefficiency is caused by bad execution instead of bad ideation? If so, please don't stay quiet. Prove it below; the first convincing rebuttal gets $500.
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