Author Talks: How to make bureaucracy work for you

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Share this email Share this email on LinkedIn   Share this email on Twitter   Share this email on Facebook   AN ARTICLE A DAY, PICKED BY OUR EDITORS   Edited by Sarah Skinner   Digital Editor, New York Have you bumped up against bureaucracy? Of course you have—author Marina Nitze argues that the first step to conquering bureaucracy is accepting that it's present in every single system. Her strategies have worked at the White House and beyond to cut through the fluff and work with reality instead of trying to avoid the unavoidable. In this Author Talks interview, Nitze explains why she auto-deletes the word "just"—nothing is "just" as simple as it seems—why only aiming for cultural change misses the mark, and how to spot where to plant your anti-bureaucracy Trojan Horse. This is a can't-miss read on how to change your game and become "the queen on the chessboard" wherever you're playing. And for more, check out how government leaders can work for the mission instead of chafing against bureaucracy by McKinsey's Sarah Kleinman, J.R. Maxwell, Kirk Rieckhoff, and Rachel Riley. Author Talks: How to make bureaucracy work for you Marina Nitze shares 13 tactics for successfully ushering change through any bureaucracy, from the DMV to your local not-for-profit organization. Make change happen Quote of the day "The space economy has been relatively inward-focused or focused on government customers. These companies need to stop talking about space and figure out how to engage with the rest of the economy to bring their products to bear." —McKinsey partner Jesse Klempner on the disconnect between the space community and the non-space community in a recent episode of the At the Edge podcast  Chart of the day See today's chart ALSO NEW Five learnings from CTOs and tech leaders on their cloud strategies Recent interviews with tech executives and cloud-program leaders at 50 companies shows a gap between cloud aspirations and cloud adoption—and unclear strategy to close it. Learn from leaders   How consumer-packaged-goods companies can drive resilient growth Consumer behavior keeps shifting, the economy is weakening, and inflation remains high. Yet consumer-packaged-goods companies have the opportunity to thrive amid uncertainty. How CPG companies can thrive   The fight against money laundering: Machine learning is a game changer To realize the full benefits of machine learning and advanced analytics in anti–money laundering, institutions need AML experts, strong data science talent, and reliable data sources in the fight against this type of financial crime. Read more  Follow our thinking Share these insights Did you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to colleagues and friends so they can subscribe too. Was this issue forwarded to you? Sign up for it and sample our 40+ other free email subscriptions here. This email contains information about McKinsey’s research, insights, services, or events. By opening our emails or clicking on links, you agree to our use of cookies and web tracking technology. For more information on how we use and protect your information, please review our privacy policy. You received this email because you subscribed to the Mind the Gap newsletter. Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe Copyright © 2022 | McKinsey & Company, 3 World Trade Center, 175 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007