Lucy Kellaway behind Martin Luke

No, this is not the about the adage of a woman behind every successful man but has to do with who created and maintains Martin Lukes as the love-to-hate corporate climber. I always thought that it could be either Sathnam Sanghera or Lucy Kellaway that created this character.

But the suspense was broken in the past weekend's edition of FT. Who knew that a journalist's train journey can contribute to an engaging and humorous column on management faux pas? The column is the result of a fellow passenger uttering many management cliches in a 10 minute phone call.

Its not unlike Dilbert - it is witty, pokes fun at management fads, but through the eyes of one individual: Martin Lukes. It surely is a creovative enterprise as Martin Lukes is wont to quip. The column appears on Thursdays in the print edition of FT.

As is fitting of any insecure corporate honcho, Martin Lukes' book titled "Who Moved My Blackberry?" is about to be released soon.