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The U-Turn

29 January, 2019 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

Executive express

There is a new model of executive saloon on the market. It comes with all the bells, whistles and gizmos:

  • Adjustable heated leather seats with multipoint massage to reduce stress
  • Drinks cabinet with crystal glass decanters and walnut inlay for further stress reduction
  • Five litre super charged, turbo charged, fuel injected engine for instantaneous action
  • Computing power to rival the Pentagon for real time performance information
  • Privacy glass and soundproofing to ensure confidentiality

It sounds lovely, would you like one?

Additional features

If you are remotely unsure about the necessity of the purchase the C-Suite model comes with these additional features as standard:

  • Automatic 8 speed gearbox without reverse gear
  • Additional cabin space as the steering wheel has been removed

After all, course corrections are undesirable and a straight forward reversal of a faulty policy is unthinkable. No matter how screwed up it might to be.

Would you like one?

No? Isn’t it odd that the way we drive our cars is so different from the way we steer our businesses and economies?

You turn if you want to.  The lady is not for turning

Margaret Thatcher

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Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: blame, culture, human nature

About the Author

James Lawther
James Lawther

James Lawther is a middle-aged, middle manager.

To reach this highly elevated position he has worked in numerous industries, from supermarket retailing to tax collecting.  He has had several operational roles, including running the night shift in a frozen pea packing factory and carrying out operational research for a credit card company.

As you can see from his C.V. he has either a wealth of experience or is incapable of holding down a job.  If the latter is true this post isn’t worth a minute of your attention.

Unfortunately, the only way to find out is to read it and decide for yourself.

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