Insipid Bloomberg pablum

[DonCoquixote]

In light of the Goose egg Bloomberg has done with OWS, I offer this article as a reminder of exactly what sort of foolishness we are dealing with.

http://www.businessweek.com/management/three-types-of-people-to-fire-immediately-11082011_page_2.html

"Three Types of People to Fire Immediately"

It shows how the employees are always to blame, and never the idiots in charge.

for example:
"We (your authors) teach our children to work hard and never, ever give up. We teach them to be grateful, to be full of wonder, to expect good things to happen, and to search for literal and figurative treasure on every beach, in every room, and in every person.

But some day, when the treasure hunt is over, we’ll also teach them to fire people. "

"Victims aren’t looking for opportunities; they are looking for problems. Victims can’t innovate. So if you want an innovative team, you simply can’t include victims."

"In our experience, we’ve found the link between believing and succeeding incredibly powerful and real. Great leaders understand this. They find and promote believers within their organizations."

"If you are a leader who says your mission is to innovate, but you have a staff that houses nonbelievers, you are either a lousy leader or in denial. Which is it? You deserve the staff you get. Terminate the nonbelievers."

"In school, the one who knows the most gets the best grades, goes to the best college, and gets the best salary. On the job, the person who can figure things out the quickest is often celebrated. And unfortunately, it is often this smartest, most-seasoned employee who eventually becomes expert in using his or her knowledge to explain why things are impossible rather than possible."

In short, keep in the cowards, suckups, and people who smile when you use their hand as the ashtray. Now does what Bloomberg did tonight make sense?