Phillip,
No tongue in cheek from me but this is a great suggestion. I work in the
hospitality industry. At times my staff has had to serve over 1,600 people
in under 45 minutes. You can talk all the theory you want about team work
and organization but when you have only 45 minutes and 1,600 people who
are waiting for their dinners you either are organized or you aren't.
There is nothing fancy about what we do but we work hard at working
together. I would love to get any major CEO into my kitchen for a night
and then let him/her tell me about how team building, knowledge workers
and systems.
Roxanne, if you can get your CEO into a conference center or hotel kitchen
for even one night, go for it. It will be an eye opening experience. Who
knows this could replace rope climbing as the new team building
experience.
Phillip Tencer wrote:
> With only part of my tongue in my cheek...
>
> Pick any 4-5 day conference, but instead of attending the sessions, have
> him work as a busboy or in one of the kitchens. Perhaps experiencing life
> on the other end of the corporate ladder will provide more enlightenment
> than any inspirational speaker.
--"Larry T. Erdman" <erdmanl@qtm.net>
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