This was posted today at Joho the Blog and then re-posted on Boing Boing, so I apologize for the lack of originality in advance, however I was soooo amused by it I couldn't help but share...
So, at the Enterprise 2.0 2008 conference, two people from the CIA (Don Burke and Sean Dennehey) gave a talk about the CIA’s internal wikipedia, cleverly termed "Intellipedia". As part of their talk, they cited page 28 from a "simple sabotage field manual" that is specifically designed for destroying business:
(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 personal experiences. Never hesitate to make a few appropriate “patriotic” comments.
(3) When possible, refer all matters to committees, for “further study and consideration.” 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 communications, 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 “reasonable” 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.
If anyone reading this feels as though their entire life at work, in school and/or in government has been a complete waste of time, you can feel remotely comforted in knowing that this was the plan all along. View complete manual here: Sabotage Manual
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