August 15, 2022

Eternal fundamentals of leadership

From our overstocked archives

Sam Smith, 2011 - I have been trying to understand the new eternal fundamentals of leadership according to those who see government and non-profits as badly in need of corporate principles. Here's what I've come up with so far. Please copy it promptly as I may be laid off later today with this post removed.
 
Fire, don't inspire
 
Test, don't teach
 
Statistics are just another form of adjective. Use them at will
 
Treat everyone - including citizens, patients, students, teachers, and volunteers - as corporate employees.
 
With enough public relations, personal relations aren't necessary.
 
Internal organization is far more important than external programs
 
Statistical margins of error don't apply when numbers improve. Acceptable progress need only be a decimal point away.
 
Dismantle, don't build
 
Civility reflects inability
 
Reserve all creativity for budgets and annual reports.
 

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