PLAY THE PIANO

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Definitions

1. if a person who could not play a piano sat down at a piano and hit random keys, he would not get any harmony. He would get noise. If the head of a division gave orders to his staff without any regard to their assigned posts or duties, the result would be confusion and noise. That's why we say a division head doesn't know how to play the piano when he knows so little about org form that be continually violates it by giving his various staff members duties that do not match their hats or posts. (HCO PL 28 Jul 72)

2. meaning demand the proper duties of the right posts. (OODs 28 Dec 74)

3. the Executive Director of an org must play the piano. By this is meant he must ensure all the parts of the organization are working according to policy. (SO ED 418 INT)

4. if the fellow cannot play the piano (that is to say regulate the division) why he won't get it producing. (ESTO 11, 7203CO6 SO I)