Could your organization be too big to succeed? Sukkot offers a different test for gro

There comes a point in the life of almost every organization when the things built to help it grow begin to weigh it down. Another employee hired to solve a specific need. Another system purchased because the previous one was no longer enough. Another product, supplier, meeting and layer of management. Almost every such decision makes sense at the time. But a few years later, the organization discovers that simply to keep moving, it must carry an entire structure of assets, processes and commitments on its back. Then comes the Jewish festival of Sukkot and offers an exercise almost opposite to everything the business world teaches us: step outside for a moment.
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