Regarding: "That's what every senior manager on earth has to do to keep the institution afloat."
- It is expected that  'senior management' give a review of the past year, and illustrates how the events match to the 'strategy'.
- If indeed, there are shortcomings, especially ones that short circuit the work of others then it is appropriate for senior management to name the dragon and, without naming names because pretty much everyone knows the miscreants by name or department, throw the light of day on the issues. After doing this senior management can then reconnect expected behaviours and tasks to the declared strategy.
- Archb Francis' elocution to the curia would make a case study in a graduate level management class illustrating how to say truth and be transparent as a leader.