I liked your reply so much I had to do more than just upvote. :) Policies get a bad rap because there are so many bad policies, and so many incompetent leader

I liked your reply so much I had to do more than just upvote. :) Policies get a bad rap because there are so many bad policies, and so many incompetent leaders who hold them sacred. That doesn't mean policies shouldn't exist. I've only ever worked at ginormous companies and the most effective ones are the ones that are transparent about what kinds of policies, processes and guidelines should exist and why, and regularly review them for accuracy and sanity. In some cases, external regulation forces this (Sarbanes-Oxley, FDA CFR 11, DoD ITAR/EAR, etc), and that's a good thing as long as the company's policy/process owner is doing their job properly.