Monday 25 July 2011

Artful & cunning practice

There's no denying that wisdom comes with age and without trivialising the allegations leveled against Newscorp and its subsidiaries, parliament's 'Murdoch Inquisition' was farcical. On the flipside, Rupert's masterclass in crisis management was nothing short of brilliant.

Off the bat the ineptitude of the inquisitive-committee bordered on the absurd. Who will ever forget the question '.........and do you concede, Mr Murdoch (R), that you are ultimately responsible....?' - Answer: 'Nope' (Murdoch Snr) [Aussie-style 'in-your-face' you pompous arse] EVERYBODY knows that the Chief Executive always carries the can. Rupert's contrived confusion had them guessing... 

You'll concede that frailty, awkward silence and bumbling confusion garners sympathy. In the boardroom, however, frailty and silence are tools of the trade. It's subterfuge! The old pie-in-your-face thing, even if the Murdochs hadn't orchestrated the attack, completed the performance. Genius! 

So the 'out-of-it old codger' will be pushed upstairs and an interim CEO appointed in his stead pending Jnr's. elevation. A new broom sweeps clean, so it's said... Competing rags will milk the story for all its worth. Nevertheless, even the M&G will move on to something new and it's business as usual for all concerned. The same applies on Wall Street. Nothing's changed, right?





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