Skipness 1E please don't take this the wrong way. My observation with these kind of "empires" is that the blind and unfailing loyalty they offer their masters combined with their dogged and capable persistence to achieve their master's goals at any cost and regardless of right or wrong is what causes this problem.
It is healthier in a large corporation for number 1 to be afraid of number 2 and 3 going after his/her job, but that is just not happening at Qantas. Corporate boardroom discussions should be brutal in addressing any problems and failures, and if you can't deliver then out you go. Qantas's corporate governance is a shambolic parade of useless 'yes' men and women, and look where that approach has taken the company.
Last edited by cattletruck; 9th Mar 2014 at 04:49.
Reason: more clarification