Right-sizing Support Functions Part 1
Episode Description
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Brief Summary
Reinhard Mesenbach discusses the critical role of support functions in organizations and common inefficiencies they face.
Key points
- The Importance of Support Functions. Support functions are critical to an organization’s success, acting as its brain and nervous system.
- Inefficiencies in Support Functions. Mesenbach explains how support functions can create inefficiencies without proper feedback loops.
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Episode highlights
- The Importance of Support FunctionsSupport functions are critical to an organization’s success, acting as its brain and nervous system.“Support functions are elemental for both the culture and the way the whole organization is run.”3:46Sep 25, 2014
- Inefficiencies in Support FunctionsMesenbach explains how support functions can create inefficiencies without proper feedback loops.“Best intention is often the worst action.”16:52Sep 25, 2014
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