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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

carnival of bureaucrats

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.

COB-82: in trouble, double down on bureaucracy

Without deepening investment in restructuring bureaucracy, stick a fork into it, the news industry is finished, and democracy is done for. … Read the post COB-82: in trouble, double down on bureaucracy

COB-81: why nothing gets done

A common complaint about bureaucracy is that nothing ever gets done. That’s not bureaucrats’ fault. … Read the post COB-81: why nothing gets done

COB-80: Chaucer was a bureaucrat

Chaucer is widely known as the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He should be widely known as a highly proficient bureaucrat. … Read the post COB-80: Chaucer was a bureaucrat

COB-79: hold your memo high

When entering a meeting room, well-trained bureaucrats always hold a document in front of themselves. … Read the post COB-79: hold your memo high

COB-78: customer experience exhancements

Due to the new customer experience enhancement program, this month’s COB has been rescheduled to next month. … Read the post COB-78: customer experience exhancements

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