In article <[log in to unmask]>, Henry Grunder <[log in to unmask]> says: > >"Dilbert" fans - and others - will wish to read the article >"Management Fad Mad" by Jonathon Walters in _Governing_ Sept. >1996, at p. 48. This is not necessarily the best, certainly not >the only, piece to debunk the "management" buzzword twaddle. I'm a Dilbert fan, Henry, but I take it as satire, not the truth. What happened--were you bitten by a manager as a child? Trashing an entire applied social science in a forum like this is a little brave, don't you think? In my work, I deal with all levels in the museum organisation, from security guards to Directors. Nobody has exclusive title to buzzword twaddle, nor to the truth. I see people at all levels trying hard to do the best for their museums, in the face of serious obstacles, some external, some self-induced. One thing I always do see the need for is communication and mutual respect. Without that, no management approach is going to work. Your post damns an entire sector of museum staff and doesn't encourage either of these virtues. Or did you just mean it to apply to Dilbert's boss <G> Doug ************************************************************* Doug Hoy Evaluation National Museum of [log in to unmask] & Science & Technology (613)998-6863v Research P.O.Box 9724, Station T (613)990-3654f Ottawa K1G 5A3 CANADA **Opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by the NMSTC** *************************************************************