The survival of the mediocrest

In politics as in the corporate world, only the mediocre thrive. 

The sharpest people will move out disgruntled by the slow pace, the convoluted arm twisting required to push something down for the greater good, the backroom politics behind every puny little decision. The worst will, of course (most likely), be weeded out. 

But from the ashes shall rise the mediocre... the ones too afraid to take a call, the guys who play safe and yes-sir their bosses, who in every project will build a backdoor exit for themselves should it backfire. In places clogged with egos, testosterone and penis envies between the high & mighty, it is the mediocre who shall rise like creeps and vines clinging on to each and every word of their power drunk bosses, following without questioning- completely devoid of original ideas.

However mediocre people are good in the sense that they will do very little harm to the cause of your organization should you have a reasonably intelligent leadership (which you might not). The fact that they will do very little good is a sidenote of course.

And your company or your country is in serious peril if you do not have an intrinsic process to weed out/ rehabilitate the worst which in most cases doesn't exist.

Waiting for the rupee to touch Rs 60 to the dollar as our government- a veritable jungle of mediocrity- fusses and fumbles!