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December 17, 2007

Bring me my Machine Gun

I am not sure I know I great deal about politics, but I know a great mission statement when I see one. Step forward Jacob Zuma, would-be successor to Nelson Mandela's free South Africa, which, incidentally, must be one of the greatest management case histories of all time. Zuma's song goes by the title "Awuleth' Umshini Wami" or the rather less edfiyingly, but much more scarily, "Bring Me My Machine Gun." If that doesn't get the goodfornothings in accounts working harder, what will?

If you are having trouble formulating your mission statement, try this tool from Dilbert.

Posted by Robert Cole on December 17, 2007 in Management | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0) | Email this post

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