Why are public sector departments so obsessed with being “partners” to the organisation? There is no
It has become commonplace for everyone in business to describe themselves as “partners.” The received wisdom being that if staff who see themselves as part of a bigger whole will be happier and more productive. Sometimes this perspective is perfectly valid. The near 400,000 people who worked on the Apollo programme all shared in the common mission to put man on the moon. Nowhere is this more plainly demonstrated by the janitor, who, when asked by the visiting JFK about his ro
