Once upon a time, There was a kingdom. This kingdom was ruled by an oft-abesnt Lord. Serving this Lord was a black belt who wanted to rise through the ranks at the expense of others. Her ladder-climb involved the maiming of many and eventually, she rose to the level of section lead. Since her method of rising through the ranks worked for her, she continued to do the same things and hurt people in the same way. This time however, she added another arrow in her quiver. This time, she began to steal credit for projects worked from her charges, the whole time, never acknowledging their hard work and sacrifice.Eventually, she rose to the level of “master”, though she executed zero projects during her tenure as lead. and was discovered to have only really done an initial BB project. Her monthly metrics told a different story though, once, even including a project docket, in which the name of the BB had been removed and her name put in their stead. This went on and yet fell on deaf ears, as her direct Leader was the same way…A box-checking credit thief and consumate user. A con-man of epic proportions.Finally, one day, the “master” decide that she wa so good, she would hang out her own shingle and dazzle the masses. Now gone, there was a period of peace in the land. New faces and new hopes sprang forth and the world-view seemed to have shifted towards true north.But then one misty morning, the errant BB had returned, this time as a highly-paid Consultant and was discovered to be wandering the halls with a sly grin and a knapsack full of hurt, ready to rehash old battles and new conquests, albeit at almost 3x her previous rate. She even went so far as to approach one of the Grand masters and ask for work. Luckily, the Grand Master was acquainted with a servant who knew of this BB’s treacherous past and thusly a tragedy was narrowly averted.
How could this happen? Where was the Lord of the Fiefdom, to ensure justice and ethical conduct?
Absent.-The Moral of the story?
1) Leaders…WAKE UP! and know what is happening in your ranks. Sniff out the charlatains that breed contempt and ultimately, reflect poorly on you, your Company and Six Sigma as a whole. Roll up your dang sleeves and engage!2) our world is a small one and people know people. So if you are like the BB and are making your way at the suffering of others, be ye warned that your rep will precede you and you will be found out and appropriately ostracized.
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