Football and Politics

Several years ago I wrote an Observation that given recent developments bears repeating. I reproduce it here and give an update.

• Demigod (Demon)

Corporate culture has a negative aspect I would like to address. I call it the deification (often later demonization) of senior executives. These folks are not demigods (or demons). They are not smarter (or vice versa) than before they got promoted (appointed, whatever) and their intelligence and acumen does not vary with the fortunes of the firm. They are humans just like the rest of us. Nonetheless this process of deification goes on constantly, often the result of actions by their subordinates.

We are neither unintelligent nor uneducated and don't help ourselves or the firm by buying into the process I have described.

We should overcome the temptation to do so.

- 07/07/2008



• Football(Coaches) and Politics(Candidates)

Sometimes the folks placed in positions of power come to believe that the deification process is justified. Such beliefs can be manifested by actions which demonstrate “I know better” or “the rules don’t apply to me” attitudes. I guess it takes a level head to resist that temptation.

We don’t help matters when we go along with this.