tl;dr: A satirical parable about two rowing teams: the Green team wins with 7 rowers and 1 captain, while the Red team loses with 7 captains and 1 rower. Rather than fix the obvious problem, Red team management hires consultants who recommend restructuring into more layers of leadership, then fire the rower after losing again, reward the managers, and ultimately outsource rowing to India — a critique of how consultants and executives protect hierarchy while blaming workers.