{"id":41,"date":"2003-10-08T20:18:52","date_gmt":"2003-10-09T01:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homemaderavioli.com\/woodstock\/weblog\/?p=41"},"modified":"2003-10-08T20:18:52","modified_gmt":"2003-10-09T01:18:52","slug":"it-all-boils-down-to-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homemaderavioli.com\/woodstock\/weblog\/2003\/10\/it-all-boils-down-to-this\/","title":{"rendered":"It all boils down to this"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a lot going on at my office. We’ve got yet another “all hands on deck” event coming down the pipe. We’re blowing money right and left to bring together a “global team” to fight what is, essentially, a U.S. civil liberties battle. At today’s staff meeting a friend and I determined that everything that Management says can be summed up by the following three statements:<\/p>\n

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  1. This is very, very important and we must all work together toward a common goal that is sort of vaguely defined right now.<\/li>\n
  2. I’m very clever.<\/li>\n
  3. Everything I’ve said is going to involve a lot of work. I will not be doing any of that work. Here is who will.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Cynical? Perhaps. Accurate? Most definitely. A good way to run an organization? I think not.
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    \nThe Corrollary Principles<\/b><\/p>\n

    My friend Dev rightly points out several corrollary statements implied by the three principles of Management communication:<\/p>\n

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    1. This is very, very important and we all need to work together toward a common goal which is vaguely defined right now and we’ll get back to you soon with more details.\n

      Also implied: “But, if you don’t manage to fulfill these very woolly goals, we’ll very specifically kick your arses.”<\/li>\n

    2. I am really clever for being able to explain all this to you.\n

      Corrollary: “You, on the other hand, are way too stupid to appreciate my genius.”<\/li>\n

    3. I’ve just identified a lot of work that needs to be done but I won’t be the one to do it. Here is who will.\n

      Corrollary: “I will still be taking full credit if you succeed, though. If you fail, always remember: heads don’t roll when the shit hits the fan, it’s assistant heads that roll.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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