Hack Your Bureaucracy

Marina offered to include their “no” vote in her automation. Whenever a vote was needed, a script would automatically generate the memo with the correct format and timestamp, documenting that the release team voted “no” on the current release. Paradoxically, the release team loved this—they would save time, and never have to assume any risk for any release. And Marina loved it because she no longer had to wait two weeks for their predictable dissent.