“The Tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao” – Lao Tsu, 600 B.C.
The
Tao that can be revealed at a general shareholder meeting certainly
is not the Insider Tao
The
unimaginably-large and non-retractable bonus remains the source of
ten thousand schemes
Never
seeing the luxurious baubles of their CEO prevents confusion in the
hearts of his loyal workers
The
good executive is like water, assuming the shape of any corporate
fishbowl in which he is placed
The
CEO knows to stay behind (closed and guarded teak doors) and
thus is he able to remain ahead
The
sage says ‘better to stop short than fill to the brim’ and so it
is with labor wages and benefits
Loudly
proclaim wealth and disaster will follow, therefore float silently
off neath golden parachutes
He
claims absolute control over all things corporate, yet will always
insist he knew of nothing illegal
Precious
baubles lead the greedy CEO astray, thus must his compensation
package annually increase
Subtly
counseling workers to accept conditions as simple fate allows true
leaders to slash benefits
Though
their value cannot be seen, heard or held, wise boards bid up a CEO’s
immeasurable services
They
are the form of the formless and the face of the faceless – that 1%
driven off behind tinted glass
The
kernel of their knowledge is amorphous as the hollow of caves or the
opaqueness of muddy pools
Policy
prohibits them commenting on investigations but at bonus time the CEO
will proclaim ‘I did it’
When
media wisdom and pundit intelligence were born, then did their great
pretense truly began
When
the country became confused and in chaos then did these faux-loyal
ministers first slither forth
Having
abandoned kindness and renounced morality, they urge subordinates to
filial piety and love
Following
the Tao Te KaChing they know: There is no difference between Yes and
No, Good and Evil
The
ancients said ‘Yield and Overcome’, thus do they asskiss,
backbite and shoulder-climb to the top
If
heaven and earth cannot make things eternal the CEO employs
outsourcing, temping and layoffs
Boasting
achieves nothing, bragging does not endure so true CEOs strive to
amass a superstars wealth
Shareholders
know: The four great powers of the universe are the Tao, Heaven,
Earth and the Bonus
The
CEO, traveling all day, does not lose sight of personal gain, despite
the 10000 beautiful things
The
wise CorproClone retains his early humility: In his fictionalized and
ghost-written autobiography
Many
mergers are hard, some may fail: Thus, the sage CEO only works under
an ironclad contract
When
many are terminated, he mourns as if in sorrow, eyeing his huge bonus
as if at a funeral
He
reports footnoted results, never boasts in public and quietly
deposits what is, his life’s meaning
His
perseverance is a sign of the willpower of those unable to feel rich
by seeing they have enough
Descriptions
of the CEO seem without substance, invisible and silent, yet his
great need is palpable
Like
fish which cannot leave deep waters they must remain locked behind
those rich mahogany doors
Good
leaders model values but managers enforce rules, so a VP only smiles
as minions do his bidding
Having
lost goodness, kindness and justice, they rely on ritual - that empty
husk of faith and loyalty
The
CEO hears of the Tao and laughs, praise be, for without laughter the
Tao would not be what it is
For
pursuing wealth he acquires something daily, but pursuing the Tao he
would lose a thing each day
The
visionary CEO knows if his workers exist on the edge they will not
falsely overvalue human life
Anonymous
and irresponsible they feign a sorrowful humility when exposed at
last to stockholders
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