3 Quotes by Lisa Bodell

There is no reaction when a fresh idea is presented. What follows is a deluge of excuses for why the idea would not work. (From futurethink 2011 Corporate Culture Study participant, describing the experience of presenting new ideas)

That's the problem with large organizations. They create roles and constraints, and sometimes people forget why they're there. (Quoting Joichi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab)

Once, several years ago, [GM] tried to stamp out bureaucracy--and ended up appointing a committee to oversee how many committee meetings should be held. (Quoting Sharon Terlep, The Wall Street Journal, "GM's Plodding Culture Vexes Its Impatient CEO," April 7, 2010)