Wednesday 13 November 2013

What televison can teach business? Updated expanded

There is a wealth of business programs on Uk tele but in fact that the sort of tv I am referring to. It is more you every day drama and comedy in the soap you have business and in cartoon and that what I on about here. 

The Simpson 
May seem strange but bear with me a second
A yes man is dangerous. 
In the Simpson Smither is Mr Burn yes man just telling him what he want to hear. In one example when laying staff of Burns make a his mknd based on look and that Homer has Glass a good adviser would have not just agreed with a stupied idea as keeping your worst staff member because they look right. 2 further things here Burns is disconnected from his business and has only one adviser of sort a yes man meaning bad management decisions go unchallenged. 

Can Mr Burns teach us anything Else? 
Know your staff.

This is easier in smaller business than bigger companies and it not clear where the Nuclear power plant sit in this bracket. But in Burns case he know none of his work force even the likes of Homer who has been tgere a very long time. 
His lack of knowledge on his work force is of course a sympton of his been disconnected and having no hand on role whsts so ever. But it is bad because his lack of intrest can be a factor i  demovating a workforce if it was real world.

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