The Simplicity Strategy for Executives

In Fortune , BCG’s Christine Barton outlines why eliminating complexity has become a strategic priority for today’s business leaders. As organizations grow, layers of processes, approvals, and bureaucracy often accumulate, creating inefficiencies that stifle innovation and hurt performance. “You cannot respond intelligently to complexity if you don’t understand what groups or what individual teams are doing,” Barton emphasizes, highlighting the need for both macro and micro insights.