The Qantas Patsy:Allan Joyce
This post is in no way intended to support or condone the revelations made by Allan Joyce in the last few days.
What is happening to Qantas was begun by Strong,perpetuated by Dixon and put on steroids by Leigh Clifford.
When Dixon left with his tail between his legs (and a lot of money)most of his executive cronies left soon after.Who or what was left to continue down Dixon's path of Qantas destruction?The Qantas board is the only constant.Joyce is nothing more than a compliant messenger.Leigh Clifford also has an agenda.He is a right wing,anti union narcissist who was deeply upset by the destruction of Work Choices.
Lets be clear no one in management is capable of original thought or long term planning.The future of Qantas has been mapped out by Oldmeadow and Boston consulting and rubber stamped by Cliffird and the board.Lesley Grant's so called task force was and is a farce.Consultants made most of the suggestions during these meetings while Grant and her coterie merely muttered and nodded their heads in agreement.
Having met Joyce on several occasions I found him to be a pleasant nervous little man with a tendency to be nerdy.He has been mentored most of his adult life and is surprisingly a little idealistic and naive.It has been mentioned before but he is compliant.As is evidenced by his media presentations he is nervous and uncomfortable in the spotlight.He is not by any measure a strong or forceful personality.Next to Clifford he is little more than a garden gnome.
The point of all this is that Joyce is nothing more than patsy who is doing the dirty work of the board and Clifford.There is very little invective directed toward the board or Clifford.Joyce is copping the flak.
Whatever the outcome Joyce will eventually disappear back to Ireland.He is not Australian.He does not have the same connection to Qantas that we do.When he leaves he will take the blame with him .The board and Clifford will come out smelling like roses.It is for these reasons that I believe that all attention should be directed to the board.They are the people who should be held accountable.They have signed off on this.They should be brought out into the light of public scrutiny and questioned at length.
Joyce is nothing more than a puppet patsy being manipulated by Clifford and the board
The board have names.The media and unions should direct their questions to them and bypass Joyce completely.
The boards plan for Qantas will fail.Something needs to be done now or Qantas will disappear and a long tradition of excellence in Australian aviation will die with it
Last edited by DEFCON4; 18th Aug 2011 at 23:54.