CONTENTS

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION: WE’RE BUREAUCRATS ALL

PART I DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND BUREAUCRACY

OVERTURE: TRY IT YOURSELF

1

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

2

CHAOS MONKEY IN THE BUREAUCRACY

3

IT: THE BIGGEST, BADDEST BUREAUCRATS

4

WHY BUREAUCRACY IS BAD

5

WHY BUREAUCRACY IS GOOD

PART II BUILDING A BETTER BUREAUCRACY

6

WE’VE BEEN DOING BUREAUCRACY WRONG

7

TOWARD AN ENABLING BUREAUCRACY

8

TOWARD A LEARNING BUREAUCRACY

9

TOWARD A LEAN BUREAUCRACY

10

BUREAUCRACIES OF METRICS

PART III THE PLAYBOOK

11

THE PLAYBOOK: HOW TO BUST BUREAUCRACY

12

THE WAY OF THE MONKEY

13

THE WAY OF THE RAZOR

14

THE WAY OF THE SUMO WRESTLER

15

THE BLACK BELT BUREAUCRAT

AFTERWORD

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

BIBLIOGRAPHY

NOTES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR