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How to Prevent a Bozo Explosion: " It's depressing to watch a mean, lean, fighting machine of a company deteriorate into mediocracy. In Silicon Valley we call this process the “bozo explosion.” This downward slide seems inevitable after a company achieves success--often during the years immediately following an IPO. The purpose of this article is to prevent, or at least postpone, this process in your company. The first step is to determine whether a bozo explosion is happening. Here are the top ten signs of bozosity to help you decide. 1. The two most popular words in your company are “partner” and “strategic.” In addition, “partner” has become a verb, and “strategic” is used to describe decisions and activities that don't make sense. 2. Management has two-day offsites at places like the Ritz Carlton to foster communication and to craft a company mission statement. 3. The aforementioned company mission statement contains more than twenty words--two of which are “partner” and “strategic.” 4. Your CEO's admin has an admin. 5. Your parking lot's “biorhythm” looks like this: 8:00 am - 10:00 am--Japanese cars exceed German cars 10:00 am - 5:00 pm--German cars exceed Japanese cars 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm--Japanese cars exceed German cars 6. Your HR department requires an MBA degre"