One of our client members contacted me the other day to tell me about a project he is running at his Fortune 500. The company made a big push last year to take on more of a "startup vibe" (aka...everyone now wears jeans to work...lol). Because I asked him to keep me up-to-date on how things were working out with this new vibe, he called to tell me about what he was experiencing in trying to get approval for his project initiatives.
Let's just say it wasn't too unlike the cartoon above, except that instead of sitting at a desk, they were all sipping lattes on video conferencing (and going round and round and round and round). :-)
Anyway, I thought I would share his story as I know my client is not alone in facing some of this corporate goo. As my client said, "Stephen, if you don't laugh, you'll cry."
If you are feeling that way too, hopefully, this cartoon gives you something to chuckle at today.
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