ABSTRACT
Shakespeare made the pugnacious and misguidedly enthusiastic Fluellen a figure of fun in Henry V. I always thought this was a bit hard on the poor Welshman. After all, he might be an ideal employee for many organizations nowadays. He is tireless in the pursuit of his duties, enjoys his work, encourages others to effort, has a sense of honour and integrity, and is intensely loyal to his master’s cause (except for that small matter of the leek and a certain insensitivity to diversity…). So, what if you haven’t read or seen Henry V and don’t know what I’m talking about? Well, a pity, but you can take comfort in that most top management probably haven’t either; if they had they would not be trying to turn us all into Fluellen clones. The point is, that for all his excellent qualities, he is pretty much a fool.
