Managerialism
Do all organizations become oligarchies? [Robert Michels]
Is managerialism bureaucracy with better slides?
Can systems exist without a managerial class?
Are rapid deployment and interchangeability possible without managerialism?
Can you manage without owning the outcome?
Does expertise earn the right to rule?
Is managerialism philosophy, science or habit?
Can there be a purpose without a beneficiary?
Does every profession end up run by its administrators?
Do organizations always corrupt their employees?
Can metrics replace judgement?
Do systems need protection from 'hatred and passion'? [Max Weber]
Is division of labour the greatest ever benefit of managerialism? [Adam Smith]
By the way. Did you know that beavers instinctively go into dam-building mode when they hear the sound of running water? That managerialism, isn't it?
Sixty minutes of open, online discussion with no agenda and no presentations. Go where you like....