Category Archives: Unmanageability in the News

They get lots of media coverage — and aren’t you glad they don’t work for YOU!? Some of our most vocal public figures are textbook cases of unmanageability, whether they’re politicians, policemen, reporters, movie stars, or the other newsmakers and celebrities who illustrate real world unmanageability.

To Be Heard, Be Unmanageable?

The Atlantic’s article on The 14 Biggest Ideas of the Year cites “The Maniac Will Be Televised” as Idea #13. Their point is that only loud mouths like Charlie Sheen and Donald Trump get heard nowadays, and that the old … Continue reading

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News of the World Illustrates “Canary Concept”

To see how out-of-control employees function as “canaries in the coal mine,” you don’t have to look further than Britain’s now-defunct News of the World.  This chart, published by the New York Times, shows a web of interlocking executive dysfunction … Continue reading

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