Chapter 4. Management and the Myth of Abraham: or, Go Plant a Cabbage on God's Behalf
BROTHERS and sisters of the Church of Perpetual Bureaucracy, in today's sermon I will explore how several commonplace, yet corrosive, management practices have gained legitimacy because they reflect an accepted interpretation of a revered religious belief. Specifically, I will explore how we managers use some of the thought patterns attributed to our ancient bureaucratic biblical brother, Abraham, to justify deceiving other members of our organizations, abusing innocent subordinates in the service of narcissistic self-interest, and releasing ourselves from accepting moral responsibility for perpetrating such abuse. Then I will describe how we blame our superiors ...
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