tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939470080127130165.post1136484310220667674..comments2024-03-28T00:43:20.081-04:00Comments on Just Marketing: Sh*t managers sayNiraj Dawarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945460723034266048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939470080127130165.post-87955826052339433402012-10-04T11:56:45.148-04:002012-10-04T11:56:45.148-04:00"They're morons!", insinuating that ..."They're morons!", insinuating that if the other party (top management or otherwise) had the benefit of even an incremental boost in intellectual capacity, they would see that "we, the enlightened ones" are proposing the otherwise apparently clear answer to all of their deepest woes.Chris Launoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939470080127130165.post-51199631793570214692012-09-24T20:39:35.615-04:002012-09-24T20:39:35.615-04:00very correct, it happens all the time and with all...very correct, it happens all the time and with all of us. "i am fine", "everyone else is not" is a common operative approach. And the most interesting part is - it is universal! Is it likely a much deeper social science issue :-) ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939470080127130165.post-18201164133121736052012-09-24T12:32:18.857-04:002012-09-24T12:32:18.857-04:00Hi Gerard, I am often surprised by how high in the...Hi Gerard, I am often surprised by how high in the organization these statements come from. Even top management complains of a "mindset problem" when change initiatives stall. And these statements are hardly unique to poorly run organizations -- they're often heard in some of the world's leading companies.<br />- Niraj.Niraj Dawarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945460723034266048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939470080127130165.post-8963287192207827942012-09-24T10:47:15.540-04:002012-09-24T10:47:15.540-04:00It seems to me you are talking about middle level ...It seems to me you are talking about middle level managers... am I right? In which case how do you interpret the top management response to middle managers saying the top management does not communicate? Is that sh*t too? Seems to me that all the issues you talk about pervade poorly run organizations. The people responsible? Top management!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034805086309729117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939470080127130165.post-14462480712928301792012-09-23T12:19:04.721-04:002012-09-23T12:19:04.721-04:00Having gotten deep in the guts of developing new s...Having gotten deep in the guts of developing new software with an IT guru ... actually, normally it isn't the IT department. That communication problem you mentioned? It's showing up again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com