TGR Vanity Cards
FIRST DAY ON THE JOB!
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, good morning and welcome” is heard from the intercom. “Wha..where..who…where the hell am I?”. Looking round the stark room, there is a desk, a computer, a chair and a speaker. “I am the CEO”.
“CEO of what? What am I doing here?” Picks up speaker, hmmm, no cord.
“You are the new TGR Executive and you are here to implement our strategic plan”.
“What? Come again? Strategic plan? What plan?”
“Our plan is simple, Financial Sustainability, and it’s your job to make sure it gets implemented. You have targets, key performance indicators and by the way, you have to manage a team of over 3000 to do it”. Gag. “They are your management team of gods and goddesses, your key stakeholders. You must get them on board with the plan. They have direct reports called heroes and heroines. That computer there is your main interface. We will check in with you weekly for progress reports. Now turn on that computer and get to work. We will give you detailed briefs at the start of each week”.
Hmmm, the on switch. “Oh my god, what are all these messages?”
“They are messages from your management team”.
“But there are thousands of them and more are coming in every minute”.
“See the folders on the left? You can manage the requests from your managers. You must choose which ones you will action and prioritise”.
“But….there are so many, how do I know which ones to action and which ones to ignore?”
“Refer to the plan!” I hope I get a lunch break!