[ethbr1]

> [Bureaucracy] rewards compliance over creativity

Imho, this is the wrong takeaway from parent's point.

Bureaucracy rewards many things that are actual work and take time. (Networking, politicking, min/max'ing OKRs)

Creativity and innovation are rarely part of the list, because by definition they're less tangible and riskier.

A couple effective methods I've seen to fight the overall trend are (a) instill a culture where people succeed but processes fail (if a risky bet fails then the process goes under the spotlight, not the person) and (b) tie rewards to results that are less min/maxable (10x vs +5%).