Saturday, February 22, 2003

HAVE IT AWAY DAY

All 90 odd people in my part of the office went for an "Awayday" the other week at the Globe Theatre. The head of our unit started off by saying he wasn't sure what he wanted to get out of the day, but set two objectives "that we feel better about working for the unit and better about wokring for the organisation" NIce bit of manouevering there.

Anyway, we were stuck up in a small, cold room being spoken at by suits. So much for engaging staff. We had about 15 minutes of break-out sessions when, again, suits dominated. The rapporteurs were...suits. In the afternoon, we had more suits lecturing about "their" objectives. Oh yes, lunch was served by three people so it took 20 minutes for everyone to get food on their plates. No seats once you got your food.

Do I sound, unimpressed?

But, the result is probably going to be a badge for the organisation.

:: Posted by pete @ 18:59