Writings

Cache and Platitudes

 by Marc Caccavale

Your organization needs cache. During the decades working with and interacting with individuals and organizations, this word is brought up from time to time. Cache has several dictionary meanings. In the world of organizations it refers to individuals that have qualities that make or allow others to approve of them. Putting this into a certain context. Organizations that require capital are frequently presented with a need for cache as one of the strings attached to obtaining that capital.

Cache can be a real thing. Some individuals have true cache, true qualities that make them exceptional, admirable. The question to ask is when and where is cache a platitude? When is cache for the sake of cache detrimental, non productive, or harmful? One answer could be it is of diminished value when importance is placed on the presence of individuals within an organization that presumably have cache but offer no real value to an organization's processes.

This point is documented by many case studies of organizations that find themselves stressed or failing. Often cache in and of itself is presumed as a quality, a product that is necessary for the success of an organization. This way of thinking presupposes that personnel within organizations at multiple levels that possess cache or perceived cache will be beneficial for the successful execution of an organization's goals and the processes that execute those goals.

It can be argued that the misuse and or understanding of cache requires examination. A resume with a history may signal cache however, the necessity of determining if the resume and presumed cache is of value is paramount. This requires a true, accurate understanding of the business an organization is engaged in. It is documented that on many occasions this is not taken into consideration with frequently devastating results. Think about it.