Corner Office: Lars Bjork
Order Is Great. It’s Bureaucracy That’s Stifling
By ADAM BRYANT
Lars Bjork of QlikTech says a sense of order can send your company to a higher level. But bureaucracy, he adds, “is where nobody understands why you do it.”
Lars Bjork of QlikTech says a sense of order can send your company to a higher level. But bureaucracy, he adds, “is where nobody understands why you do it.”
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