I've got one:

while departments work tirelessly to create and implement procedures to
properly identify, label and file electronic and paper records, the most
important company data gets 'purged' prematurely by the IT department to
backup tape - which is 50 year old technology -making it inaccessible when
it is needed most, which is in law suits and regulatory audits. That's like
putting the most valuable information in a big locked vault and throwing it
off a cliff. Meanwhile employee expense reports and requests for time off
are meticulously indexed and filed.

maureen cusack
san francisco, ca

On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Earl Johnson, Jr. <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Good afternoon,
>
> I’m updating a presentation I’m about to give on RM advisory teams for an
> upcoming ARMA workshop, and would like to add some real life stories on pink
> elephants. For those who don’t know, the term “pink elephant in the room” is
> an English idiom for an obvious truth that is being ignored. It’s based on
> the idea that an elephant in a room would be impossible to overlook; thus,
> people in the room who pretend the elephant is not there might be concerning
> themselves with relatively small and even irrelevant matters, compared to
> the looming big one.
>
> Any pink elephant stories to share?  I’ll be sure to give you credit in my
> presentation, or, if you prefer, you (and your employer) can remain
> anonymous.  Feel free to respond to me off-list if you like.
>
> Thanks.
> Earl
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