Originally Posted by
RENURPP
He was wearing his high vis jacket so all good, nothing to see here.
Indeed. Reminds me of when Ansett was in the process of collapse and one very senior executive was running around yelling at people for not wearing their hi-vis vest. It always reminded me of the scene in Zulu, where the soldiers are falling like flies to the Zulu's and the quartermaster is insisting on removing the screws from each of the ammo boxes because "these boxes can be used again" whereupon one of the soldiers knocks him out with the butt of his rifle and starts smashing the boxes open.
Then, some years later, I read a great piece by the now, sadly, late Professor James Reason, who observed that 'stressed' organisations are characterised by mid-level managers who constantly refer decisions upward and senior executives who concentrate on minutiae and inconsequential detail. I guess the same thing was at play with the then CEO of Ethiopian Airlines who allegedly, after a major accident, went to his office, locked the door and began clearing his in tray.