Is it just me or has it become extremely banal out there?
I've just picked up a series of headline comments which frankly stagger me with their insight.
Here's a few for starters.......
'Employers wanting to crack down on absence need to integrate benefits and services and assess the role line managers play in tackling the problem' (you don't say - line managers, whatever next?!)
'Work and pensions secretary James Purnell has warned chief executives that good people management is vital to avoid disasters such as the Buncefield oil explosion'. (Really - crikey I thought it was the opposite!)
I could go on and provide pages worth of this stuff. Once you see them you see them everywhere and there's no way you can switch off from them. (Need a lead-lined room!!!)
The question is (a) what age of audience is this aimed at? ten and under? and (b) does anybody actually take any notice?
I mean these insights and learnings are up there with well....er Noddy, Rupert the Bear and Captain Pugwash (actually come to think of it the last three are infinitely more intelligent).
What is happening when dumb statements are making the news circuit? What's going wrong?
I have said before that I fear that we are learning more and more about less and less. Unfortunately the HR profession is not immune. But given that we have access to more information than ever why are people seemingly so ignorant? Have we lost the function to sort out the wheat from the chaff?
What happened to that great personal capability called human intelligence?
I guess in an age that brings you signs such as 'Don't touch whilst hot' (iron), 'Don't cross when barriers down' (trains), 'For indoor or outdoor use only' (Christmas lights), 'Do not use for drying pets' (microwave oven) maybe I'm being a little harsh?
Or maybe collectively we're just losing it?
