{"id":862,"date":"2016-10-23T09:01:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taocompliance.com\/?p=862"},"modified":"2016-10-23T09:20:35","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:20:35","slug":"militarized-incompetence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taocompliance.com\/?p=862","title":{"rendered":"Militarized Incompetence or Unintentional Sabotage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 1944, near the end of WW2, the Office of Strategic Services (the forerunner to the CIA) released a field guide called the \u201cSimple Sabotage Field Manual.<\/a>\u201d The purpose of the suggestions in the manual was \u201cto present suggestions for inciting and executing (sabotage)\u201d for the citizen saboteur<\/em> to \u201cundermine organizations from within.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to focus on three suggestions provided in the manual that I\u2019ve routinely seen implemented in facilities across the nation.<\/p>\n

Think about that for a second \u2013 these are suggestions on how to undermine an organization<\/em> from a SPY AGENCY that employees are implementing TODAY in facilities \u2013 often, without intent or an understanding of how their behaviors are affecting the organization.<\/p>\n

#1 \u2013 Don\u2019t train the new technician or Share Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"oss2\"In an era where employees no longer feel any real loyalty from their employer, it\u2019s not surprising that this is a problem. After all, if you train the new technician, what\u2019s to stop them from taking your job? Now, I could explain all the ways that a trained technician would help your process (and you) be safer and more effective, but I\u2019m going to assume you\u2019ve already heard this before and it wasn\u2019t enough to convince you. Instead, I\u2019m going to appeal to something else: If nobody else can do your job, then you cannot be promoted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

#2 – Find reasons to fail<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"oss3\"<\/p>\n

In dozens of compliance audits around the country I\u2019ve witnessed horrible housekeeping and\/or a lack of basic maintenance. When questioned, the maintenance employees usually give some\u00a0version of:<\/p>\n