Rupert Murdoch

[poliphilo]

"Not fit to run an international company". Well, that's been apparent for years. But, then again, who is?

Comments

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

Ah, Poliphilo. I suspect you have never worked in one. IMHO there are some good managers and some not so good. The not so good generally have an ego problem - they are always right and discourage comments from their valued management team. It takes a team to raise a company.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't- unless you count the Church. Actually, now I come to think of it, I believe the Church does count. For managers read Bishops and Archdeacons. The guy I worked under- The Bishop of Manchester- was a middling talent, well connected, not terribly intelligent or charismatic but quite good at running things.

Mind you, I don't suppose either of us have worked for anyone quite like Rupert Murdoch. He's not a manager, he's an emperor. I don't think it's possible to wield the kind of power he enjoys without becoming corrupt and corrupting.

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

That's true - in any other company, the CEO would just pout and say, I'm not contributing to your party or I'm not going to build my new factory in the UK, unless you reduce corporation tax or protect my patents or give me planning permission or whatever. Media tycoons can have a much more immediate effect because they are so-called "opinion formers"; they can blast the politicians with an immediate hate campaign and call it "news".

[michaleen.livejournal.com]

In other news, scientists say water is wet.