Upper Management May Think You're an Idiot

Upper management may think you're an idiot if:

• They conclude that years of morale and team problems can be solved by having a prominent motivational speaker deliver a one-hour speech to your group.
• They believe that most employee relations problems are promptly reported to Human Resources.
• They think that people didn't notice how quickly the chief executive officer exited after declaring the mandatory training is "extremely important for all of us."
• They cite having a "Mexican Platter Day" in the company cafeteria as a sign of the organization's diversity program.
• They permit a level of incompetence in human resources issues that would never be accepted in other disciplines.
• They require greater scrutiny for the hiring of a secretary than for the recruitment of an executive.
• They speak eloquently of how employees are the most important asset, but tolerate abusive managers whose numbers are good.