tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post2345537822920124235..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: The one great principleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-35451878923542177182014-06-18T21:38:12.141+01:002014-06-18T21:38:12.141+01:00Paddington - this was the model in my field by the...Paddington - this was the model in my field by the time I left. We called them box tickers and it was obvious that they were taking over.<br /><br />James - it's security too. A job for life is the aim. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-77826919900613062872014-06-17T17:53:25.900+01:002014-06-17T17:53:25.900+01:00As Deep Throat told Woodward: "Follow the mon...As Deep Throat told Woodward: "Follow the money."James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-89749432637228976252014-06-16T18:06:26.889+01:002014-06-16T18:06:26.889+01:00The function of any middle management is to make i...The function of any middle management is to make itself 'useful'. This is measured by<br /><br />a) Meetings<br />b) Memos and reports<br />c) How much paperwork your underlings process, and how their paperwork is assessed.<br /><br />This is sadly becoming the model in US healthcare and education. In the former, they measure patient satisfaction, rather than outcomes. In the latter, they measure meaningless tests, rather than whether students actually learn.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-71110908452363528722014-06-16T08:25:05.838+01:002014-06-16T08:25:05.838+01:00Wolfie - grim reading. Ordinary people are being t...Wolfie - grim reading. Ordinary people are being turned into monsters by the machine. It's what totalitarian regimes do isn't it?<br /><br />Sackers - thanks - bungling can be remarkably good business for decades. One fine day we'll be too good at it.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-49096192392814675232014-06-16T07:12:56.869+01:002014-06-16T07:12:56.869+01:00AKH: outstanding! Love that "bungling is good...AKH: outstanding! Love that "bungling is good business" point (and the "cuddle up" phrase).<br /><br />Wolfie (your link): Outrageous! Having difficulty fighting off the red mist reading Booker's article.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-11166289485774861792014-06-15T22:44:43.522+01:002014-06-15T22:44:43.522+01:00Unfortunately this sorry state of affairs has reac...Unfortunately this sorry state of affairs has reached inhumane proportions, where are the film-makers and idle actresses now?<br /><br />e.g. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/familyadvice/10899893/The-mothers-jailed-after-waving-to-their-children-in-the-street.html<br />Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820269114208456064noreply@blogger.com