it has been long proven that
constant transfers of
personnel-also known as "
musical chairs"-and frequent demotions or dismissals
cause a
situation of
decline in an
org, and winds up with staffs:
(a) not getting fully
hatted and
trained on the actions and functions of one
post,
(b) not gaining the
experience they need on the
post to learn all the ropes,
(c) thus being
left with misunderstoods on that
post or
area,
(d) and the same occurring in rapid succession on other posts. In such a
situation one winds up finally with confused
staff, slow producers due to earlier unhandled misunderstood words, lack of
hatting as the
Hatting Officer can't keep up, lack of
personnel programming as they
don't stay long enough on any one
post to
complete their
program for that
post. This then
leads to unstable
terminals, which brings about weak
internal lines and reflects on the
field by lack of new bodies or if they do show, lack of sign-ups, and finally, lack of a stable, bright, high
morale staff which is
producing. This is the
cycle of disestablishment. It doesn't happen overnight * But once started, it disestablishes with increasing momentum.
(BPL 9 Aug 71R II)