The Vole -- Whodunnit Meeting

Last week my supremo got an E-Mail requesting he attend a meeting. He suspects this will be one of those meetings every manager dreads. A "Whodunnit" meeting. The reason for this type of meeting is to pin the blame on some poor bugger for something this (or previous) MD has done (or not done as the case may be).

Easy you are thinking, make some excuse and don't go. Wrong. Then you are a sitting duck. Blaming someone that isn't there is much easier than blaming someone that is. You just have to front it out and hope for the best. It's much the same as Russian Roulette, but the odds aren't as even.

Past misdemeanour's are never forgotten by MDs in my experience. To make it even more awkward,a misdemeanour's might be you were proved right on an issue, when the MD was wrong. This is why, from the board of directors down, no manager in his right mind has an opinion about anything.

The safest seats are those in areas where the MD knows least. If you are lucky he might feel just a little bit vulnerable in your area. This being the case, if you keep him out of the brown smelly stuff you are safe. Occasionally though you get an MD who's ego is so large he knows all there is to know about everything period. That's why he gets paid megabucks right?

This is where we came in. The topic on the "Whodunnit" agenda is "Marina's re Lack Of". I'll keep you posted.