workforce optimisationstandard delayeringrestructuringre-engineeringresource rationalisationdownsizingvoluntary separation Why don’t companies call a spade a spade and just say that they are laying off people, rather than attach fancy labels to such exercises? Related posts:A new kind of retrenchmentHow the ax falls, Filipino-styleTop 10 buzzwords in 2009
If you’re fond of procrastination, check out this 13-point manifesto by Bre Pettis and Kio Stark on how to make your good ideas happen. Why 13, you may ask? I guess Pettis and Stark wanted to leave room for people with a fondness to cross items out on lists, so they will have a Top… Read More »
An organisation is like a tree full of monkeys – all on different levels, some climbing up. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes. All the time, the monkeys on the top will get the fruits… Read More »
It’s the start of the new year and given the current economic climate, excesses (abundance) seem to be the call of the day. But not when your name is John Thain. The former Merrill Lynch chief executive reportedly spent US$1.2 million on his office renovation, of which US$87,784 went on a rug, US$68,179 on a… Read More »
In a blog post titled “10 CEOs To Go In 2009“, 24/7 Wall St. compiled a list of chief executives who should get the boot. No prize for guessing GM’s Rick Wagoner made the list. Apparently, this is no idle musings as seven of the 10 on last year’s roster are gone. Without further ado,… Read More »
In the beginning there was the PlanAnd then came the AssumptionsAnd the Assumptions were without formAnd the Plan was completely without substanceand the darkness was upon the face of the workersand they spoke among themselves, saying“It is a crock of shit and it stinketh.”And the workers went unto their Supervisors and sayeth,“It is a pail… Read More »