Do you ever feel like you’re constantly being hit with obstacles getting in the way of your goals? No matter what you do to achieve your goal, sometimes you run into a wall - that wall being a bureaucracy. Sound familiar? If so, you're going to want to listen to this episode. So many of us are often contending with bureaucracies, and today’s guests  discuss how to reach your goals regardless of the role you hold today!

I had the amazing opportunity to talk with Nick Sinai and Marina Nitze. Both have held roles in The White House, other high level roles in government and today in private industry as well as education and non-profit and private equity. As  authors of Hack Your Bureaucracy, Nick and Marina have plenty to share about hacking your bureaucracy and how to create outsized impact with limited resources!

I am recording a three-show series over the summer.  The show today is about how to get started-which is with defining and learning about your bureaucracy-and covers topics like:

• Figure out the Real Org Chart

• Be Your Own Customer

• Try the Normal Way First

• Play the Newbie Card

• Beware the Obvious Answer

These concepts will light you up with ideas and inspiration you can apply to your own bureaucracy hacking-whether you are a founder, working inside a company, launching a new leadership role for yourself or other major career transition. 

The concepts and frameworks discussed on the show in and the book apply equally to an entrepreneur, services delivery business and leaders in large organizations.
We are all hacking through bureaucracies these days in new ways. We work with  financial providers, supply chain partners, contract workers and sales partners in hybrid and in-person environments. There are so many more bureaucracies to work with versus against these days and Nick and Marina provide invaluable insights and practices for doing so! Listen to Hack Your Bureaucracy:  Defining and Learning About Your Bureaucracy