http://www.stevelongdo.com/articles/2006/07/09/benefits-of-a-demotivated-workforce en-us 40 <a href="http://news.zdnet.com/2036-2_22-6069953.html">This short video (3:41)</a> goes a long way towards explaining why things are the way they are at a lot of corporations. I definitely have worked with some managers who unwittingly subscribe to these theories.<a href="http://news.zdnet.com/2036-2_22-6069953.html"><blockquote>Dr. E.L. Kersten of Despair, Inc. identifies seven signs of a demotivated workforce and explains the benefits of each.</blockquote></a> Interestingly enough it is sponsored by the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com">crack staff at Microsoft</a>. <br /><br />Be sure to check out the "alternative" management ideas at <a href="http://despair.com/">Despair Inc. :-(</a> funny stuff! Sun, 09 Jul 2006 18:28:00 +0000 urn:uuid:8b20e398-1876-473b-9104-4eab1f3bbae9 Steve Longdo http://www.stevelongdo.com/articles/2006/07/09/benefits-of-a-demotivated-workforce management humor