This is mak­ing the rounds in the blo­gos­phere, and while it isn’t actu­ally help­ful, it does make for a good intro piece in a speech, talk, etc.

Com­ing from the 1944 Sim­ple sab­o­tage field man­ual, on how to sab­o­tage an orga­ni­za­tion (page 28):

(1) Insist on doing every­thing through “chan­nels.” Never per­mit short-cuts to be taken in order to expe­dite decisions.

(2) Make “speeches.” Talk as fre­quently as pos­si­ble and at great length. Illus­trate your “points” by long anec­dotes and accounts of per sonal expe­ri­ences. Never hes­i­tate to make a few appro­pri­ate “patri­otic” comments.

(3) When pos­si­ble, refer all mat­ters to com­mit­tees, for “fur­ther study and con­sid­era tion.” Attempt to make the com­mit­tees as large as pos­si­ble — never less than five.

(4) Bring up irrel­e­vant issues as fre­quently as possible.

(5) Hag­gle over pre­cise word­ings of com muni­ca­tions, min­utes, resolutions.

(6) Refer back to mat­ters decided upon at the last meet­ing and attempt to re-open the ques­tion of the advis­abil­ity of that decision.

(7) Advo­cate “cau­tion.” Be “rea­son­able” and urge your fellow-conferees to be “rea­son able” and avoid haste which might result in embar­rass­ments or dif­fi­cul­ties later on.

(8) Be wor­ried about the pro­pri­ety of any deci­sion — raise the ques­tion of whether such action as is con­tem­plated lies within the juris dic­tion of the group or whether it might con­flict with the pol­icy of some higher echelon.

Sounds famil­iar ?