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"We've tried forming a collective--no leader, no power dynamics, but we just ended up flying in a circle over Winnipeg."

"I'm telling you! They don't know anything! No one is in charge!"

"Staff support"

Things-to-do-today: Daily workboxes piled up on desk.

How leaders fail

"Any questions?"

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

"For heaven's sake, Ogden, it's vacation time! Must you make your little lists even on vacation time?"

'According to this book, the casino has a slight edge in this game.'

"I think someone's trying to play games with us."

'I've stepped on so many people for the last 20 years to get where I'm at, and I'm still only a middle manager.'

'It's only fair to warn you that if you get the job there would be a lot of filing involved.'

"Trust me, this is as weird for me as it is for you."

"They found a use for that old paper shredder."

Office worker pushing a pile of papers on trolley.

'The organizational structure is pretty simple: We do the work; they take the credit.'

Trays on desk read: In/Out/Lose in the Shuffle.

Why do you need so many computers?

"Of course we'll give you a choice. Would you prefer to lose your job to outsourcing or to robotic automation?"

Human Recources Management

"Much ado list"

'This is what happens when we give up our resistance to change.'

'We're a non-profit organisation. We didn't plan it that way, but that's how it worked out.'

"It looks like we're reorganizing again."

In and In Too Deep Desk Organizers.

'....and that's our CEO. He's trying to find a corporate direction.'

"Who's the idiot who filed Phil under F?"

"Procurement and their stakeholder journey down the procurement pathway... Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

Davos.

'As you know, Wilson, our CEO screwed up big time, so he was fired and gets a big bonus. But because of his mistakes, you just get fired.'

"Read the part when I invented micro management."

No employee is indispensable, but Doreen came pretty close.

'He refused to climb the ladder without a safety net.'

'I'll fix the problem... you fix the blame.'

How Trickle Down Economics Work