A few weeks ago a 'Big Boss' came around the office to talk at us about new upheavals in the future. To protect the innocent I'll call him 'Del Boy' as he shrugged just like Del Boy. Anyhoo, Del Boy gave the usual flannel and then took questions which he preceded to dodge with, it must be said, an admirable skill, sort of like Muhammad Ali in his younger days.
One thing stuck in my mind, and it wasn't the pencil I'd been ramming into my skull to stay sane. Del Boy said that 'they' (the mis-managment) had not ruled out any department when it came to 'outsourcing' work.
First off, isn't 'outsourcing' a great word? Who first coined it and why? He was American, that much we know, but even there they now realise that 'outsourcing' causes more problems than it solves, the main one being that you have most of your workforce & structure in another country!
Secondly, why is it that 'no department is ruled out', except management? Why do we never 'outsource' the Bosses?
Given the credit crunch, I think it's time we considered it. Granted, historically outsourcing leaders has had mixed results, for every General Bernadotte or Barack Obama(!) , there's a Hitler or Stalin, but I think it's worth a try.
You heard it here first.......
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