Seagull Management

A manager who comes in, makes a lot of noise, flaps about, eats all the sandwiches and flies out, leaving s**t everywhere.

See also HitAndRunManagement?

I read about a consultant who actually used the title "Corporate Seagull" on his business card.

That's incredible. That's actually as Dilbertesque as when RatBert?, while consulting, demonstrated he could earn $70 by wiggling his furry behind for five minutes. (Please: reference? Explanation?)

He explained that he had described what he did for a living when someone said "So you are a corporate seagull?". I don't think he got the joke, but he liked the expression...

Also see ManagementByDriveByShooting.

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