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'''Mushroom management''' is an allusion to a [[Company (law)|company]]'s staff being treated like mushrooms: kept in the dark, covered with [[dung]], and -- when grown big enough -- [[ |
'''Mushroom management''' is an allusion to a [[Company (law)|company]]'s staff being treated like mushrooms: kept in the dark, covered with [[dung]], and -- when grown big enough -- [[firing|decapitated]]. The connotation is that the management is making decisions without consulting the staff affected by those decisions -- and possibly not even informing the staff until well after such decisions are made. |
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This phenomenon is an [[anti-pattern]] most commonly found in organizations which have a strict hierarchy and barriers to cross-organizational communication (especially those with a [[Stovepipe (organisation)|stovepipe organization]]) but can be found in any organization. |
This phenomenon is an [[anti-pattern]] most commonly found in organizations which have a strict hierarchy and barriers to cross-organizational communication (especially those with a [[Stovepipe (organisation)|stovepipe organization]]) but can be found in any organization. |
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Revision as of 17:10, 25 March 2009
Mushroom management is an allusion to a company's staff being treated like mushrooms: kept in the dark, covered with dung, and -- when grown big enough -- decapitated. The connotation is that the management is making decisions without consulting the staff affected by those decisions -- and possibly not even informing the staff until well after such decisions are made.
This phenomenon is an anti-pattern most commonly found in organizations which have a strict hierarchy and barriers to cross-organizational communication (especially those with a stovepipe organization) but can be found in any organization.
References
- Mushroom Management: Don't keep your workforce in the dark
- End to Britains 'Mushroom Management' culture
- Applepeels: Apple's Mushroom School of Management
- CIO Magazine: The virtues of chit-chat: Making IT work
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