Al Qaeda ticks off a terrorist: Terrorism Inc- style

[Alexander's Horse]

AFTER years of trying to discipline him, the leaders of al-Qaeda's North African branch sent one final letter to their most difficult employee.

In page after scathing page, they described how he:

* DIDN'T answer his phone when they called

* FAILED to turn in his expense reports

* IGNORED meetings and

* REFUSED time and again to carry out orders.

Most of all, they claimed he had failed to carry out a single spectacular operation, despite the resources at his disposal.

The employee, international terrorist Moktar Belmoktar, responded the way talented employees with bruised egos have in corporations the world over: He quit and formed his own competing group.

And within months, he carried out two lethal operations that killed 101 people in all: one of the largest hostage-takings in history at a BP-operated gas plant in Algeria in January, and simultaneous bombings at a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger just last week.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/you-never-call-you-ignore-meetings-read-alqaidas-letter-to-terrorist/story-e6frg6n6-1226653537830

It's striking how corporate this all is. They'll be asking for the key to the executive lavatory to be returned next.

[Alexander's Horse]

Surprise, surprise, mangagement experts are critiquing AQIM's management style

At the same time, AQIM's Shura Council is hardly showing itself to be the greatest line-manager in the Islamic Maghreb. "In general terms, the worst way to manage people is by fault-finding," says Professor Cary Cooper from Lancaster University's Management School. "Obviously you need to give people constructive feedback when they do something wrong, but the best way to manage is by praise and reward."

Still worse, however, the council has a sarcastic streak. At one point, they claim that Belmokhtar failed to buy any weapons with the money they sent him. "So whose performance deserves to be called poor in this case, I wonder?" Even as a parting shot, this is a long way from best practice. "Talking in general terms, not about this specific organisation, when people are going to leave, you never alienate them," he says. "They could come back as a client one day or somebody you need."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2013/may/29/al-qaida-terrorist-letter-mokhtar-belmokhtar

Some mediation consultant has probably forwarded his card...

[Alexander's Horse]

He hardly looks like employee of the month to me.



I'm not sure I would be sending him rude notes if I was his line manager.

[Zevico]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1226653537830

It's striking how corporate this all is. They'll be asking for the key to the executive lavatory to be returned next.

The worst part? He forgot to fill in his TPS reports...

[SlowwHand]

They seem to have ignored basic management techniques such as job enrichment and enlargement.

[Sava]

AQ is American trained. This doesn't surprise me at all.

It's also fricken hilarious.

[molly bloom]

" Hello ? This is Al Qaeda membership services. You're two months behind on your subscriptions to 'Burqa Babes Monthly' and your life insurance needs renewing."

[Sava]

I have a thing for women who wear all that stuff. Especially when you see just the eyes. The hot factor is even higher because of the whole forbidden nature. Personally, I think all religious customs in that respect are rooted in some soft of fetish... culturally. If everyone was naked, nudity wouldn't be such a big deal. But they put it on a pedestal and say "NO!". They are creating the temptation.