As businesses grow, they become increasingly complex…many times adding unnecessary layers of bureaucracy …Here are some simple tips for keeping things simple:

1) Collaboration- Figuring out ways to work across your business in order to identify ways of working together can greatly improve business processes and cut down on complexity.

2) Coordination- Finding simple answers to issues can’t happen without smooth coordination.

3) Communication- Complexity can creep its way back in should communication channels be closed. Make sure to have openness and steady, regular communication to keep things simple.

Read the full article for more tips from HBR here.

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