There is a famous dialogue from the movie Troy, War is young men dying and old men talking. You know this. Ignore the politics.
This applies very well to the organizations in the corporate world.
Running a company involves old men (executive and senior management) busy in talking (board meetings, strategic planning, management reviews, et al) while the young men (middle and line management and all other employees) keep on dying (tight deadlines, lack of adequate resources, lack of visibility, stretch goals, et al).
The old men define the strategy, direction and resource allocation whilst the young men are busy in performing activities that earn money for the company.
Old men are busy in deciding what resources to allocate to which area, which persons to keep in an area or move to another area and for these old men certain buzzwords mean everything - shareholder expectations, market trends, profitability, operational excellence, employee engagement, etc.
On the other hand, the young men are like sacrificial lambs who are moved from one to another place and told what to do and what not to do.
In light of the above organizations are fighting the war for Troy everyday. The young men keep on dying while the old men keep on talking and more talking.
This applies very well to the organizations in the corporate world.
Running a company involves old men (executive and senior management) busy in talking (board meetings, strategic planning, management reviews, et al) while the young men (middle and line management and all other employees) keep on dying (tight deadlines, lack of adequate resources, lack of visibility, stretch goals, et al).
The old men define the strategy, direction and resource allocation whilst the young men are busy in performing activities that earn money for the company.
Old men are busy in deciding what resources to allocate to which area, which persons to keep in an area or move to another area and for these old men certain buzzwords mean everything - shareholder expectations, market trends, profitability, operational excellence, employee engagement, etc.
On the other hand, the young men are like sacrificial lambs who are moved from one to another place and told what to do and what not to do.
In light of the above organizations are fighting the war for Troy everyday. The young men keep on dying while the old men keep on talking and more talking.
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