In business a shady character might secretly might hope that anyone who temporarily stands in for him underperforms.
I would not think that of course.
I am talking about the rest of you.
Do you really want someone sitting in what you take to be your seat to be stupendously impressive or would you prefer someone to be.. oh I don’t know … let’s say mediocre, insipid, banal, boring, tedious, in love with the things that pop into his vapid mind.
Competent is OK. We don’t want the ship to go down. But maybe you want to be missed. Yes even you. Even you with the heart of stone. After all there are job losses everyday and maybe Mr Popularity is cheaper than you.
The way to service this tricky negotiation is to appoint someone devoid of flare, a tepid wit in a poorly heated room. A distraction presented as a vacuum filled with own-brand marshmallow. Making it not a vacuum anymore. You know what I mean.
That's why you should do what I do when you go on holiday and take a tip from Radio 2’s Steve Wright by always asking Richard Allinson to fill in for you.
I promise you, he'll tick all your boxes.
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