Remember the experiment where a person whispers a short
story to the person next to her and each person does the same until the story
has traveled around a roomful of people? By the time the story gets
around the room, the story has been completely changed from its original
version.
We see this ALL the time in Corporate America. Instead
of a roomful of people, the story moves up the chain of command. As the
story moves up the food chain, so does the team’s perceived capabilities.
Overpromising or overreaching is commonplace, which can lead to horrific
senior-level decision making. Here’s a humorous take on how the story may
change at different levels of the chain of command when a simple question is
asked about a potential project. Enjoy.
