Consensus Opinion Coercive
O verthought P erception I s N ot I nsightful & O ften N arrow O pinions O ften F ail to S ustain T herefore Consensus Opinion Coercive Costly & Cosmetic A search for a management panacea was started against the backdrop of chaotic conditions created by the high-level talk of AI and allied technological ‘demons’ paving the way for the end of the humanity. Those searching seem to have settled on ‘Consensus Management’. To describe this new found panacea as ‘coercive, costly and cosmetic’ may appear irreverential to many stalwarts and some sections of general public too. But, this description of consensus reform is very much in consonance with the following excerpts from a paper in the IMF journal: Fads and Fashion in Economic Reforms : “While this …….may seem frivolous, a review of the ideas that have guided thinking and action about economic reforms --- shows that they are as faddish as skirt lengths and tie widths.” The history books are full of examples of disasters ...