Gems from the land of Organizational Behavior

brought to my attention by my wife, who got it from someone else.

The Simple Sabotage Field Manual, declassified, on interference with organizations and production.

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(11) General Interference with Organisations and
Production

(a) Organizations and Conferences

1. Insist on doing everything through
   “channels.” Never permit short-cuts to be taken
   in order to expedite decisions.
2. Make “speeches.” Talk as frequently as
   possible and at great length. Illustrate your
   “points” by long anecdotes and accounts of per
   sonal experiences. Never hesitate to make a few
   appropriate “patriotic” comments.
3. When possible, refer all matters to
   committees, for “further study and considera
   tion.” Attempt to make the committees as large
   as possible — never less than five.
4. Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently
   as possible.
5. Haggle over precise wordings of com
   munications, minutes, resolutions.
6. Refer back to matters decided upon at
   the last meeting and attempt to re-open the
   question of the advisability of that decision.
7. Advocate “caution.” Be “reasonable”
   and urge your fellow-conferees to be “reason
   able” and avoid haste which might result in
   embarrassments or difficulties later on.
8. Be worried about the propriety of any
   decision — raise the question of whether such
   action as is contemplated lies within the juris
   diction of the group or whether it might conflict
   with the policy of some higher echelon.

and of course, 12 (i): “Cry and sob hysterically at every occasion, especially when confronted by government clerks.”