It seems to me that when large organisations are deciding who gets to have a voice and how the organisation is going focus outward presentation of expertise, there are three things at play: a) what’s good for the business, b) what’s good for the boss and c) what’s good for you.

Only a) is supposed to matter. But funny how, given it’s the boss making the decisions, a) often appears to coincide with b), whereas coincidence between a) and c) seems to be much less common.

So you end up with ten unsung heros working like hell behind the scenes in an attempt to make one person look like an infallible genius to the outside world. The ten people are kept at it by being told that if they work hard and keep their heads down, one day the organisation might let one of them be the ‘genius’.

I have been very interested in hearing your thoughts and those of others as to whether this paradigm is the best way to run a business, and certainly as to whether it is the best way to to run one’s life!

Can relate to the comments about your former boss as well, and I’m currently on a similar journey to find something better. What I do 9 to 5 is becoming less and less relevant and my life outside of work increasingly more fulfilling.

Companies should help their people build their careers. If they aren’t passionate about their present job then help them move on. Both sides will be happier. The company can find someone that truly loves the work and the employee can find the work that he truly connect with.

I used to say, “I work in publishing to support my NY habit.”