A celebration of bureaucrats and bureaucracy. Whether in government, business, or non-profits, meetings, reports, meetings, conferences, reports, and meetings constitute daily life in a large organization.
The famous tea jar Chigusa is now on display at the Sackler Gallery in Washington, DC. Chigusa is one of numberless, anonymous ceramic jars made in southern China during the 13th or 14th century. Chigusa was routinely transferred to Japan. There Chigusa received its name, which means “thousand grasses” or “myriad things.” Japanese tea men … Continue reading COB-92: Chigusa and the art of bureaucracy
Bureaucrats should adopt BMING’s standard recommended protocol for what to do when a fly lands on your nose. … Read the post COB-91: how to deal with a fly on your nose
You know the old folk-saying, “A bureaucrat on a roll gathers moss.” In Japanese gardens, moss (dobashi) adds a sense of calm, age, and stillness. The same is true within organizations. Here are six additional reasons why you need moss in your organization: Moss can transform a manager’s hard bark into a green, sound-absorbing surface. … Continue reading COB-90: moss for green bureaucracy
Vampire management reports excellent quarterly corporate results. … Read the post COB-89: new milestones achieved
Solid growth of organic bureaucracy takes time. Nonetheless, these collard greens provide a good taste of bureaucracy. … Read the post COB-88: organic bureaucracy enhances collard greens