If you are concerned about productivity in your workplace, you are not alone. Even Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the principal issue with his nation’s economy is “extreme inefficiency.”

At first glance, the problems in the world’s largest country may make the average American feel thankful. Forbes magazine quotes Putin as stating:

You can’t start your own business for months. You have to go to every agency with a bribe: to the firemen, the health inspection, the gynaecologists. Who don’t you have to go to? It’s just terrible. 

Although a depressed economy and a underbelly of corruption seems a world away, are interoffice politics in many offices so different? Starting a new project often requires making the rounds to visit every department and promising favors to well-connected coworkers. Just like the centers of power in Russia, stakeholders in many organizations often have competing objectives and face conflict whenever anyone suggests change.

President Vladimir Putin urged “far-reaching modernization” of his economy, which is a goal that would benefit many busineses, government offices and non-profit organizations in our own nation. If your company wants to improve business processes by engaging all stakeholders, consider contacting Slaughter Development.

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