Business Cuckoos
I hate business cuckoos. I really do. I have had enough of the suave, parasitic little bleeders and I have decided to paint a picture of them so that if a cuckoo lands in your business nest, you will be able to recognise them and expel them before any long term damage is caused.
Business cuckoos deposit themselves into your environment with the promise of great rewards. They present themselves with complete confidence both in terms of body language and personal presentation. They will tell you that they have the knowledge and experience to help you and your business flourish. But most importantly they don’t want anything in return, no really they dont, at least not until they have proved themselves and you are getting the rewards!
To late, you have fallen for it and they are now in the nest and yes; just like the feathered kind, the deposit of the egg happened when least expected and so quickly you did not even react. But why would you, cuckoos are clever. They target small nests which are showing signs of development and profitability. They know that an extra pair of hands can always be used and of course, they have the same synergy as you.
So once this gift is in the nest and you do not think you have anything to lose, they get to work. First of all they remove one of the other chicks in order to solidify their place in the family and the process of undermining has now become an action. Slowly they ingratiate themselves whilst looking for the weakest link. Once identified they move in with a cool, logical approach and suddenly without anyone noticing they no longer have a reactionary role, now they have responsibility and as a conscientious employer you start to feed them. Small bits at first, maybe just their expenses, but slowly you have to feed them more and more as the undermining of the other chicks continues unabated and their responsibilities increase.
Well they are now a part of the company and looking around, you realise that they have constructed a role for themselves which gives them power. Now the sting has become real. You realise that you have been played like a fiddle and that the team which you trusted has disappeared and been replaced by a fragmented body with a mouth piece you do not trust. The business which you have worked so hard on is no longer yours and you have become the reactionary.
Get rid. No matter how hard it feels, no matter how worried you are about coping, get rid. Your company will only survive if the parasite is removed and stops feeding of you.
So, be warned, if a gift happens out of the blue, has zygodactyls feet and eats caterpillars for lunch; you may have just let a business cuckoo into your nest.
Business cuckoos deposit themselves into your environment with the promise of great rewards. They present themselves with complete confidence both in terms of body language and personal presentation. They will tell you that they have the knowledge and experience to help you and your business flourish. But most importantly they don’t want anything in return, no really they dont, at least not until they have proved themselves and you are getting the rewards!
To late, you have fallen for it and they are now in the nest and yes; just like the feathered kind, the deposit of the egg happened when least expected and so quickly you did not even react. But why would you, cuckoos are clever. They target small nests which are showing signs of development and profitability. They know that an extra pair of hands can always be used and of course, they have the same synergy as you.
So once this gift is in the nest and you do not think you have anything to lose, they get to work. First of all they remove one of the other chicks in order to solidify their place in the family and the process of undermining has now become an action. Slowly they ingratiate themselves whilst looking for the weakest link. Once identified they move in with a cool, logical approach and suddenly without anyone noticing they no longer have a reactionary role, now they have responsibility and as a conscientious employer you start to feed them. Small bits at first, maybe just their expenses, but slowly you have to feed them more and more as the undermining of the other chicks continues unabated and their responsibilities increase.
Well they are now a part of the company and looking around, you realise that they have constructed a role for themselves which gives them power. Now the sting has become real. You realise that you have been played like a fiddle and that the team which you trusted has disappeared and been replaced by a fragmented body with a mouth piece you do not trust. The business which you have worked so hard on is no longer yours and you have become the reactionary.
Get rid. No matter how hard it feels, no matter how worried you are about coping, get rid. Your company will only survive if the parasite is removed and stops feeding of you.
So, be warned, if a gift happens out of the blue, has zygodactyls feet and eats caterpillars for lunch; you may have just let a business cuckoo into your nest.
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posted by Brendan
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Monday, February 09, 2009
