too many chiefs and not enough Indians
酋長太多,卻沒有足夠的印第安人。用來形容組織或團隊中高層管理者或領導者過多而基層員工不足的情況,導致領導層過于龐大或權力過分集中。
口語·書面·批評管理失衡
英文釋義
Too many people giving orders or wanting to be in charge, and not enough people actually doing the work
例句
This project is failing because there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
典故來源
源自北美殖民時期對印第安部落的刻板印象,比喻領導過多而執行者不足。