Thursday, July 3, 2008

Working hard !?-2

Like all consultants, I am also given to Matrix thinking. We love to explain the mysteries of the Firm and its Business through neatly constructed 2*2 matrices.
Here is a matrix reloaded on management appraisals.
Draw a matrix of ‘hard working’ * ’lazy’ and ’intelligent’ * ’dim wit’ and slot the employees into the four squares.
The ‘lazy’ * ’intelligent’ types are the A- Listers earmarked for senior management.
The ‘hard working’ * ’intelligent’ types are the best bets for promoting up to middle management.
The ‘lazy’ * ’dim wit’ types are to be retained at junior management to constitute a pool of sacrificial goats for the periodic downsizing exercises to pump up market sentiments.
The ‘hard working’ * ’dim wit’ are to be pink slipped straight away for they will work diligently to blunder.

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