Really the only pathway direction here is father Bob Millward giving his son Ian the easy track to a well paid job in his organization. In the real business world they have various names for this and it's not Director of Pathways.
Nepotism, sycophant, cronyism, bias, discrimination, inequity, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, preference, preferential treatment, protected species.
Yes, plenty of names for it, unfortunately, the 'rot' is not limited to this section of the organisational chart.
"The price of apathy towards public affairs.. Is to be ruled by evil men"- Plato
