The Archive
Every filed case, in order of deposition. Read chronologically for the running gags, or jump straight to the invoice.
Multiversing
THE SUCCESS CRITERIA
A manager presents a chart showing a 100% success rate based on a transformation model, but admits when questioned that unsuccessful clients are simply reclassified as incomplete transformations to maintain the data.
THE ZERO-BUFFER STRATEGY
In a boardroom meeting, a manager explains a new just-in-time inventory plan to a skeptical colleague. When asked if the plan relies on perfection from all suppliers and forecasts, the manager clarifies that they have simply eliminated contingency as a form of waste.
THE FIRST PROBLEM
A man in a white shirt tells his boss that the first step to improvement is identifying problems, but the boss insists they have none because their executive dashboard is all green. The man concludes that the dashboard itself is the problem.
The Independent Assessment
Two men sit at an office desk discussing a consultant's recommendation for a company-wide transformation platform. The colleague asks if this plan requires more billable consulting services, to which the first man replies that he will ask the consultants to assess that.
THE RESILIENCE REQUIREMENT
An executive tells an employee that the company needs a more resilient workforce, prompting the employee to ask how to achieve resilience when changes involve more work, less support, and fewer people. The executive dismisses the concern by demanding less explanation and more enthusiasm.
THE EXECUTIVE WORKSITE WALK
An executive complains about the exhaustion of 'leader standard work,' so his colleague advises him to go talk to the people actually doing the work. The executive interprets this by taking a casual stroll on the executive floor and declaring that everything looks fine.
