carnival of bureaucrats

Build a bureacratic empire to build trust and lessen corruption. … Read the post COB-58: benefits of bureaucratic empires

Horowitz’s Law of Crappy People provides a concrete theoretical foundation for constructing a bureaucratic hierarchy. … Read the post COB-57: holding an organization together

In a bureaucracy, merely getting the job done isn’t sufficient. The job must be done in the regular way, as described in authoritative books. Bureaucrats fulfilling requirements for continuing bureaucratic education credits should study in detail Tom Sawyer’s actions in freeing his imprisoned, formerly enslaved friend Jim.  Rather than reveal that Miss Watson’s will had … Continue reading COB-56: bureaucratic leadership

If you want to achieve a twenty-five-year service pin from your bureaucratic organization, you’ve got to learn to hang on.  When you sense danger, get down low in your branch and cling to your position.  Occasionally, cautiously, raise you head and scan your surroundings for signs of activity.  If you see any, quickly get prone … Continue reading COB-55: hanging on

My friend Bill Jobsworth and his co-worker Adam Droid have been fighting about the format of an important memo.  Because this conflict was creating an irregular situation, Jobsworth and Droid were summoned to a mediation meeting.  An insider has leaked the meeting minutes to this Carnival for the instruction and benefit of bureaucratic-kind. Management: “Right.  … Continue reading COB-54: managing intra-organizational conflict