Related commentaries – Organization

Preparing to Enter Canaan – Deuteronomy 1:1 – 1:18

Four Main Bones in Every Organization

It has been said that there are four main bones in every organization:

1. The wish-bones:  Wishing somebody would do something about the problem.
2. The jaw-bones: Doing all the talking but very little else.
3. The knuckle-bones: Those who knock everything.
4. The back-bones: Those who carry the brunt of the load and do most of the work.

            (Bits & Pieces, October 15, 1992, pp. 16-17).