Bane

An ex.CEO, admired by intellectuals and commoners alike, once remarked that budgets are the bane of corporate America. However, he left no sign of such insight in the shadow of the company he left behind, as the company still employs hundreds to forecast demand, to create budgets, to measure variances and to punish managers who come over and under. Most people grasp the idea that a company that provides "budgets" to various departments at the beginning of the year and measures performance by ...