Every firm needs a Marie Kondo to prevent bureaucratic creep

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Marie Kondo promotes “the life-changing magic that comes from tidying up”. (Image: Denise Crew/Netflix)
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By Adrian Wooldridge Traditionally, spring is the season for thorough cleaning. Throw away the year’s accumulated junk. Eliminate the mess. Tidy the cupboards. The house will not only look better for it; the inhabitants will get a new bounce in their step.But the ritual has different rhythms in different parts of the world – in Japan, for example, “big cleaning” is done in late December. Consultants have also added a new rigour to the process:● The Japanese cleaning guru Marie Kondo has created a multinational...

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