Category: Corporate Confusion: We’re up to Our Necks in it.
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Until very recently, being wealthy usually consisted of two tangible possessions: assets and money. These were genuine 3-dimensional things rather than mere numbers on a computer screen. Even considering the numbers on a bank statement back then, the cash still existed in the banks vault; or some percentage of it. I know there was some…
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Key Performance Indicators are the tried-and-true metrics businesses use to measure how well they are meeting specific goals that are imperative to their success. The larger the company the further removed the action on the ground is from the decision makers; thus, the checks and balances get easier to fudge. It’s impossible to monitor the…
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I have made a conscious decision to avoid turning this hypothetical into a drama. I considered having disputes, sackings and walk-outs, but that would just deflect from the point of the exercise at this stage – maybe later. Things are getting hectic over at Joe’s chairs. He has secured contracts with two large furniture franchises…
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Moe: Hey, Homer came up with the drink, but I came up with the idea of charging $6.95 for it. The Simpsons: “Flaming Moe’s” The tale of the artist/inventor being duped is a way too common one. Being gifted and then putting in the time and effort required to create something great doesn’t leave a…
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The Abrahamic religions all advocate The Golden Rule in some form or other. “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto to”. In simplest terms: if you wouldn’t like to be on the receiving end, don’t dish it out; or “don’t knowingly act like a cunt”. From Hinduism to Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism…
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SOYLENT GREEN (1973) ***SPOILER ALERT*** Well thank the heavens it hasn’t happened…yet. The future the film was predicting took place in 2020; phew! We dodged that bullet. Unfortunately, we are continuing down the exact path that will land us in a similar predicament – fuck. Overpopulation, global warming and pollution are still on the increase…
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Q) How do you know when a politician is lying? A) Their lips are moving We’ve all heard that one, I’m sure. I’ve got one with a slight twist: Q) Why aren’t there any honest politicians? A) Because who would vote for them. Not as witty as the first, but just as true. If a…
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INT. BANK EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM – DAY CHAIRMAN: You promised innovation. A move to a new frontier of trading and investment efficiency, I believe that was the term you used. CEO: There has been an 8% rise in share prices in the last three months CHAIRMAN: It was 16% in the same quarterly report last year.…
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I can’t let it rest just yet, not until I get the key point sorted. In the previous post I explained my theory that almost all people on the bottom to middle management spectrum of the corporate structure are just working stiffs on different income levels. It possibly goes on all the way to the…
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Let’s have a peek at that mysterious netherworld of the corporation. All those people in ‘middle management’, who work at ‘head office’ and any other characters that the workers on the floor randomly see being led around the facility by a honcho or never see at all. In this topsy turvy wonderland, positions appear and…
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