Tales of corporate waste inside Rolls-Royce

East: This is about making an organisation that is ready for the next phase of development. A fundamental change is required. — Reuters

LONDON: Three Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc employees once flew from the UK to the south of France to erect a company sign because the team didn’t trust a local contractor to adhere to the jet-engine maker’s branding policy.

That’s just one example presented by the jet-engine maker’s new chief people officer last week, showing how the pride of British engineering has become riddled by dysfunction, waste and obscure procedures.