ManagementSpeak: The company wants the analyst’s report this way.
Translation: The CEO wants the report to support the decision he’s already made.
This week’s anonymous contributor wanted the translation this way.
Month: February 2010
Chasing the what?
To operate a computer, you point, click, double-click, or right-click. To operate a car you push on the gas, stomp on the brake, or crank the steering wheel.
Which is why you have to feel sorry for Steven Spear.
Spear, you’ll recall, authored Chasing the Rabbit (2008) — an in-depth analysis of what makes high-performance organizations tick. It’s a fine book. Spear based much of his analysis on Toyota, though, which has managed to mess up gas, brakes and steering … pretty much the entire driving experience.
The easy conclusion is that Spear is a chump and his book a waste of time.