Bureaucracies in contemporary U.S. society are as American as apple pie. Those who think they are wasteful, inefficient, unproductive, and incomprehensible, should just get over it, because they are here to stay. Almost everyone in professional life has worked, at one time or another, in a bureaucracy either in the public or private sector.  With a few adaptations to ordinary forms of human interaction, all … Continue reading How to Succeed in Bureaucracy without Really Trying – Part 1