Smart Simplicity

Yves Morieux



Stockholm November 21
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, 2013
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Strategy, success factors Structures, Processes...
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Geography B
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Global scale
Local responsi-
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Finance
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Speed
Reliability
Simplicity
Choice
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Shared services develop synergies
Custo-
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Standar-
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Source: Y. Morieux (2011), 'To Boost Productivity, Try Smart Simplicity', BCG.Perspectives, J uly. Available at:
https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/podcasts/strategic_planning_people_management_human_resources_morieux_yves_key_to_boosting_productivity/
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Leadership
Managerial
value-added

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Cooperation
Each one's behavior
increases the
effectiveness of others

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Engagement
Value-adding execution

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Beyond the skeleton, need the nervous system
Source: Y. Morieux (2011), 'Management: a Sociological Perspective'. In: From Taylor to Today: The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Organization Theory, Erhard Friedberg (coord.), Research &
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Effect on performance
Resources
Cooperation
Over-consumption
of resources
Time, delays,
equipment,
inventories, stock,
waste, mistakes,
accidents, teams,
extra pressure on the
individual...
Freeing resources for value-
adding activities

Source: Y. Morieux (2011), 'Management: a Sociological Perspective'. In: From Taylor to Today: The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Organization Theory, Erhard Friedberg (coord.), Research &
Organization.
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Expand the shadow
of the future
Duration
Frequency
Inversion
Smart rules
Source: Y. Morieux (2011), 'Smart Rules: Six Ways to Get People to Solve Problems Without You', Harvard Business Review, volume 89, n9, September: pp78-86
Improve knowledge
of others
Their work, strengths
Management to re-
cognize performance
Reinforce integrators
Removing rules
Refusing escalation
Delayering
Increase total quantity
of power
To give all actors
enough cards to play a
more collective game
Enlarge the domain
of reciprocity
Rich objectives
Cut resources
No internal monopoly
Modify the pay-off
matrix
Make those who
don't cooperate bear
the cost
Explanations available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irRQOWAaABk

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Advantage by simplifying the organization to
better manage business complexity
Less structures No bureaucracy More capabilities
Engagement
Leader-
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Cooperation
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Pool
IT-infrastructure
Elimi-
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Source: BCG Navigator, available at: http://www.bcg.com/expertise_impact/BCG_fellows/organization/yves_morieux.aspx
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More on this topic
Forthcoming book: Six Simple Rules How to Manage Complexity Without Getting
Complicated, Harvard Business Review Press

Available at: http://www.amazon.com/Six-Simple-Rules-Complexity-Complicated/dp/1422190552