tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post1817187782529960979..comments2024-03-29T00:50:36.331-05:00Comments on Managerial Econ: Resist business bureaucrateseLuke Froebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832270922187297624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post-27243808581409671862008-08-20T19:58:00.000-05:002008-08-20T19:58:00.000-05:00Hats off to Craig for owning up to one of the comm...Hats off to Craig for owning up to one of the comments making the blog. Now, which team is responsible for the other comment? Just kidding, I can certainly see how we people get caught up in trying to sound professional and knowledgeable but end up generating bureaucratese...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post-47442757251132338512008-08-20T17:34:00.000-05:002008-08-20T17:34:00.000-05:00I'm hanging my head in shame. "The curre...I'm hanging my head in shame. "The current financial reporting structure" belongs to none other than the team of yours truly. Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa.Craig Brooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post-52439116995891986922008-08-20T14:57:00.000-05:002008-08-20T14:57:00.000-05:00Guilty as charged....although I'm proud to see...Guilty as charged....although I'm proud to see that neither of the comments can be claimed as my own. I will certainly be working on this during the year and will ask for accountability from my team and classmates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post-66747647934092850072008-08-19T15:15:00.000-05:002008-08-19T15:15:00.000-05:00It is too fanciful to equate meaningless gobs of w...It is too fanciful to equate meaningless gobs of words with "writing above an eighth grade level." An eighth grader is likely to know the words "30,000", "foot", and "view" but would likely never put them together to substitute for the simple concept "overview."MShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05548059078795815375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post-23240788583509165182008-08-19T14:07:00.000-05:002008-08-19T14:07:00.000-05:00I read this article and found many examples of wor...I read this article and found many examples of words I use daily. Past managers have told me never to write above an eight grade level. I don't know why I feel compelled to use complicated words.Bryan Herrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677795875053051319noreply@blogger.com