The Top 7 Stupidest Things Believed by Bad Companies
Yea, I know UT isn’t exactly a “company” in the sense he means, but a lot of this applies.
In other words, a bad company looks just like – sometimes even better – than a good company. And if you buy into that look, you will be as dumb as they are. Because bad companies fail – and when they do, they cost their customers, their employees and their investors dearly. Most of these companies were once good companies in their day, and now leverage long established names built on the backs of innovators of a previous era. They can exist, coasting for years or even decades, but fall far short of their potential.
The best part of this article was the distinction made between the organization’s intelligence, and the intelligence of the individuals who compose the organization. The former can be low even while the latter are all high, as I saw at several former employers.
With regard to UT, I’d say we are only guilty of about half of these. Does that make us only half-bad?
I think the trend is in the wrong direction, though.
Favorite quote was “This is the classic chest thump of the bad company” — we have certainly become much more risk-averse in the years I’ve worked here.
Agree with Ross that about half rang a bell. 🙁