Many years ago I was working with a few guys and we came up with the idea of mapping Project Managers to birds, but to be honest it works for any manager. Here it is 'The Ornithology of Managers'.
The Woodpecker - stands beside you constantly pestering you and asking 'is it done yet'.
The Albatross - circles way up yonder, crapping in your eye whenever you look up to see where they are.
The Kiwi - arrives from a far off place and is barely recognizable in form or function.
The Seagull - swoops in depositing shit all over the place.
The Penguin - fucking useless, but makes you smile.
The Lovebird - thinks that flattery and getting up close and personal will bend you to their will.
The Peregrine Falcon - moves so fast that you didn't see them coming and now you’re totally fucked.
The Christmas Turkey - stuffed by the new year.
The Robin - small plucky and very territorial, will fight to the death before backing down.
The Tawny Owl - wise and serene but merciless when it matters.
The Vulture - flys in at the end and strips you down to the bone.
The Peacock - struts around making a lot of noise about who they are.
And lastly The Ostrich - yep you guessed it, buries their head in the sand until everything goes wrong, at which point they turn and run like the wind.
Did you spot anyone familiar in the list above?
The seagull painting cover image is by eastwitching http://etsy.me/1kj9As0