In many organizations those at the top are there due to their loyalty to each other. They are like a pack of wolves who hunt together.
If these people are nincompoops on retirement holiday then you have had it. Those working in such companies are sitting in an aircraft heading for crash.
The company may survive for many many years but will not grow at a reasonable pace. Growth requires the top brass to be competent and have the right kind of zeal.
Those on retirement holiday can't be expected to possess the right kind of attitude and aptitude. The reason has everything to do with how they came in.
They came in due to their loyalty to "the powers that be". Loyalty was the only thing that mattered. Such loyalists have no thinking ability and brain of their own.
If the top dog says sit, the puppies will sit. If the top dog says stand up, the puppies will do likewise. Puppies are not supposed to show their spine.
And if the puppies don't show their spine, very soon their spines become dysfunctional. Puppies call the top dog as sir. You would often hear them say, "we have to do this as sir has said it".
Such a company is a strange place where professionalism and ethics are conveniently put on the backseat. These are good words to say and hear, but mean nothing beyond that.
Some of those who are close to the top management carry a stupid swagger. They act as if they are the superior beings in the organization. Such irritating folks make childish statements in meetings thinking that they come across as smart chaps but scratch the surface and you see a clown.
The clownish character is there only to entertain his master, the top dog. The top dog also feels good when he is made to feel important.
In such companies, the organization structure itself will be totally flawed. Promotions mean nothing in such companies. The reporting structure is ludicrous and makes no logical sense.
The whole idea behind the organizational set-up in such companies is to protect the coterie culture and not let the coterie face tough questions.
There are strange roles in such companies. These roles are artificially propped up with full connivance of the top brass to protect the loyalists.
There will be many loyalists for whom artificial roles will be created to keep them there. Value addition from such people is neither expected nor desired.
Nincompoops bring tragedy to the place where they work. So such companies provide the ideal playground for tragedies to happen.
Such organizations slowly turn into a retirement home with the nincompoops enjoying every bit of their time during their extended retirement holiday.
The situation gradually reaches a point where it becomes beyond salvage. Those working in such companies need to get prepared to meet the dooms day, sooner than latter.
The best option for the smart folks who believe in professionalism and ethics is to move on. And move on at the earliest with great haste. Otherwise they should be ready for disaster.
If these people are nincompoops on retirement holiday then you have had it. Those working in such companies are sitting in an aircraft heading for crash.
The company may survive for many many years but will not grow at a reasonable pace. Growth requires the top brass to be competent and have the right kind of zeal.
Those on retirement holiday can't be expected to possess the right kind of attitude and aptitude. The reason has everything to do with how they came in.
They came in due to their loyalty to "the powers that be". Loyalty was the only thing that mattered. Such loyalists have no thinking ability and brain of their own.
If the top dog says sit, the puppies will sit. If the top dog says stand up, the puppies will do likewise. Puppies are not supposed to show their spine.
And if the puppies don't show their spine, very soon their spines become dysfunctional. Puppies call the top dog as sir. You would often hear them say, "we have to do this as sir has said it".
Such a company is a strange place where professionalism and ethics are conveniently put on the backseat. These are good words to say and hear, but mean nothing beyond that.
Some of those who are close to the top management carry a stupid swagger. They act as if they are the superior beings in the organization. Such irritating folks make childish statements in meetings thinking that they come across as smart chaps but scratch the surface and you see a clown.
The clownish character is there only to entertain his master, the top dog. The top dog also feels good when he is made to feel important.
In such companies, the organization structure itself will be totally flawed. Promotions mean nothing in such companies. The reporting structure is ludicrous and makes no logical sense.
The whole idea behind the organizational set-up in such companies is to protect the coterie culture and not let the coterie face tough questions.
There are strange roles in such companies. These roles are artificially propped up with full connivance of the top brass to protect the loyalists.
There will be many loyalists for whom artificial roles will be created to keep them there. Value addition from such people is neither expected nor desired.
Nincompoops bring tragedy to the place where they work. So such companies provide the ideal playground for tragedies to happen.
Such organizations slowly turn into a retirement home with the nincompoops enjoying every bit of their time during their extended retirement holiday.
The situation gradually reaches a point where it becomes beyond salvage. Those working in such companies need to get prepared to meet the dooms day, sooner than latter.
The best option for the smart folks who believe in professionalism and ethics is to move on. And move on at the earliest with great haste. Otherwise they should be ready for disaster.
