In the following paragraphs i shall descride a management team i have met some time back, and till now still manages to step on my little scorpio tail once in a while. And please don't ask me where to find such a team, cos i think after reading the illustrations it would not be too difficult to determine from which organisation is such weeds thrive and perpetuate.
The breakdown of my understanding of the team members are as follows:
Department Head: Someone who cares only for his own promotion within the organisation and how many points he would score to ascertain his position. He demands a high standard of performance from his surbordinates, but does not keep up to his own standards.
Human Resource Manager: Someone who's really good at sucking the cock of the Dept Head Dry and give him a thousand orgasms. And some who consistently does what he is good at and seeks to improve on it.
Information and Communications Manager: A blur fuck... Diplomatically cunning at times but self interest still simmers obviously.
Operations Manager: Strides with a childish mannerism and is hardly able to contain his excitement when delegated a new task. Excitement translates into anxiety and then to frustration, which is vented by enslaving his surbordinates and finally turning them into whimpering dogs. An overall uncool guy.
Logistics and Finance Manager: He doesn't care about everybody else. Does his work well though.
Operations Executive 1: A constant slacker, an ostracised worker and a demoralised slow climber... in summary, a pitiful sight to behold.
Operations Executive 2: A self indulgent political hero-to-be, or so he thinks. Over assertive and can be quite narcissistic at times, but is not handsome at all. Shows signs of power hunger on rare occasions when nobody is looking.
Operations Executive 3: I really respect this guy. He's good at what he does and sets an example for the rest, unfortunately, he has been politically removed for a moment... for whatever reason it may be.
Operations Support Executive: This guy is a really nice guy, and a great friend to be with. Has taught me quite a bit. Unfortunately he is too soft and somehow the Dept Head keeps suspecting that his might have a craving for the similar sex.
Put together, this team stands out from the rest through constant display of the following traits. (Please note that the following are general comments, and that there are always still a few good men).
1) Everyone works for himself. There is little bottom up ideas flowing through the pipe.
2) The department runs on the basics of a manarchy, which is somehow outdated to my humble knowledge.
3) Disillusionment and general dissent sets in at the foundational layers of the department, and this problem is never addressed.
4) Everyone has something bad to say about the department when they leave.
I emphasize that this is only my personal thoughts... but i thought it would be good for all of us to sit back and look at what we are doing and the repercussions of our actions once in a while, and to see if we are still in tune with the rest of the world. Afterall, it's a small world.
