Can’t Cooks, Won’t Cooks

Adapted, from the BBC programme, to highlight a situation where you are working with people who can’t do their role and people who don’t want to do their role.

I am screwed in trying to manage a team of can’t cooks, won’t cooks.

by Prometheusofwestsussex March 11, 2020

Give Him a Lollipop

A nice but useless person who you don’t want to involve but also you don’t want to be excluded.

Give him a lollipop and let him sit & listen to the discussion.

by Prometheusofwestsussex March 11, 2020

Going Tropic

An aggressive methodology that is deployed during a conference call or meeting with suppliers who advise that they can not provide the services or goods on time and/or for expected cost. It is based on the Tom Cruise phone call with the flaming dragon leader in Tropic Thunder.

I am going tropic if our supplier tells me that it is going to be late or cost me more money again.

by Prometheusofwestsussex August 01, 2017