Photo by C E Ayrs
Decided to give Friday Fictioneers a go this week, run by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. I’m honestly not a huge political history buff, but decided to try and go in that direction anyway. I also would like to leave a disclaimer that even though I do work in manufacturing, this is definitely not something I am planning!
No missed calls. No new emails.
After two cups of espresso and reading 30 pages the latest Simon Sinek book, he picked up his eerily silent company phone, perplexed.
As he drove to the office, he decided that great leadership was creating a self-sufficient workforce which did not bombard him with communications every minute.
He pulled up to the gate. Reversed. Pulled up again. This automatic number plate recognition system was beyond ridiculous. He owned the building, for God’s sake!
He jabbed at the intercom.
“I’m sorry,” a voice came through the static. “You’re no longer permitted in this factory…”
To Be A Magician 
Seems like your MC needs to Start with Why!
Simon Sinek is one of those authors I keep thinking I need to read before completely writing off as a Millennial Basher, but then I did that with Jordon B Peterson and it was such a waste of time I could have spent reading an actual good book. 🤷
The means of production goes very well with the Karl Marx reference
I’m glad, because I’ll confess that it’s definitely the only thing I know about Marx.
Good one!
I only know Simon Sinek for his TED talks… but for sure the company would have worked better under better ownership… Was it a Marx takeover when he made the workers alienated?
I think even the best managed companies struggle to avoid an us/them mentality sometimes! I don’t know how a Marx takeover would go down in real life, bit it would take a lot of alienating to get everyone on board!
Nice little debut to the Friday Fictioneers!
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Thanks for reading, Susan. 😊
Is it Nineteen Eighty-Four already?
Thankfully not yet!
Sounds like he may have been the victim of a hostile takeover. Welcome to FF.
I wonder who is leading the coup?
Thanks for reading! 😊
Dear KZebra,
Oh dear, this is a predicament. It sounds as though he’s been divested of his property in a some kind of quiet, but hostile takeover. Nicely done. Welcome back to Friday Fictioneers. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle,
It’s harder than I remember!
I first thought of “so much for technology”. then it occurred to me that someone might be suggesting to him to take “early retirement”.
To be fair, he could probably afford it!
Gosh darn! I wonder what has led up to these circumstances. Nice.
Hi Nan, I think he might have been a bit optimistic about his quiet phone!
I don’t know why but I keep thinking “mean girls”… 😀
Must be because it was Wednesday and he wasn’t wearing pink.
Sounds like he “great leadershipped” himself out of a job 🙂
I can just imagine him reversing, revving, charging forward and crashing through the gate – but that’s just how my mind works!
My story is a but click away!
the warning signs were there, but he chosed to ignore them. in the current scheme of things, nobody was indispensable.
Ah, the silent treatment- scary.
It seems that Some business finds laws that suit themselves
Apparently, he created a too self-efficient company!
Scary. Not such a brave new world.
His delegation of responsibilities is complete. They don’t need him anymore. He can go back to reading, as long as they send him his due at regular intervals.
Not so great leadership then. Unless you call making yourself indispensable great leadership
Cutting costs he finds himself dispensable, all too true in this world.
A good story well written, M.K. It would seem the company was too self-sufficient. They don’t even need the founder anymore. —- Suzanne