I just got back from days of business meetings in which
every aspect of the company's future is discussed - and
our reputation among the public analysed.
These days, even local businesses act this way.
Now, contrast this with the ham handed, amateurish PR
response of the Watchtower in response to its pedophile
problems - and they had plenty of time to prepare
AND they are an INTERNATIONAL corporation with all the
responsibilities that entails!
I'm not shocked anymore to hear about a GB member
rambling through a written prayer for ten minutes or so.
I've seen businesses fail simply because everyone did
exactly THEIR assigned job - but no one 'took charge'
and directed the company with 'the big picture' in mind.
The Watchtower, with its collective inept leadership,
must find it acceptable to CUT expenses or existing
traditions BUT nearly impossible to develop any NEW
bold creative projects - with half senile old theocrats
getting in the way.
I guess they won't be dumping the Service Meeting in
favor of a 'love feast' any time soon.
The Watchtower Society is looking more and more like
a senescent consumer brand - it's still on the shelf
but nobody invests much in promotion because there's
no payback (like Ovaltine , you mix in milk).
I can remember how upset my parents were years ago
when the Society asked U.S. Witnesses to let their
Watchtower subscriptions lapse for a while , so they
could catch up with work at Brooklyn. I think they
would be very sad to see a 120 year tradition be
canceled to save a few bucks - or get people to
attend meetings to pick up their magazines.
It will be interesting to see if Joe Average Witness
ever achieves sudden illumination that the religion
he's invested his whole life in is downsizing itself
into history.
metatron