Business 2.0 has published its list of the dumbest moments in business in 2005. I took a few minutes to read through many of the items...and laughed hard at a few of them. We look for organizations to be creative because with creativity comes new product designs, improved operations, and ultimately more profits. But sometimes we find mistakes too. Here are two of my favorites on the list...
In July 2005, the founder of a physicians' answering service in N.Y., was charged with computer tampering. It seems that he was able to hack into a competitors system. Patients trying to reach their doctors were greeted with busy signals or the sounds of sexual moaning. Want to read the posting...it's #11 on the list.
Or how about #68...a turnaround specialist has to leave because of his own policies. It seems that the CEO of Boeing, brought out of retirement to help return a sense of ethics and values back to the company, is forced to resign because of allegations of an affair with a female employee. The CEO had violated a code of conduct that all employees were required to sign. It appears that the code of conduct was designed because the prior CEO was accused of having affairs with female employees too. You can read more about this and more at Business 2.0.
Who will be creatively dumb in 2006? I can't wait to find out.
Michael Bauer
http://www.creativeleading.com
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