#3 Number # is the "Up or Out" position for the ambitious young Islamofascist in Al Qaeda. I'm sure upper management has no trouble finding ambitious men eager to take on higher level responsibilities, whether they are capable of handling such or not. In normal corporate organizations, however, it is generally accepted that it takes the newly promoted six months to learn the job, and another six months to fully master the responsibilities. Which of course assumes that the #2s have fully mastered their own, and have the time and skill to properly train the new #3s. However, it appears to me (remembering, of course, that I am simply married to a manager, not one myself ;-]) that the turnover at the #3 level has been quick enough over the last two years that we've likely gotten inside the A.Q. training cycle, and they are being removed at a rate such that adequate training and mentoring cannot possibly be taking place across the organization. Which is no doubt why in Iraq they continue to blow up locals, an unwise decision likely to impact the organization's ability to act effectively toward their long term goals as both the subjects and objects of such actions turn against the organization at an increasing rate -- the inadequately skilled middle management level causing serious problems for the marketing/advertising side of the organization.
Which is one of many reasons I believe we will win the battle against Islamofascism sooner rather than later - their best and brightest were taken out of the game early on, and now they are trying to function with the overambitious, under trained, barely adequates. |