To John's point below, I don't think the intent was to imply that
factories are uncaring places. For myself, I was trying to position the
discussion around command-and-control styles of management that are
inappropriate and ineffective among knowledge workers.
regards,
Vana Prewitt
vprewitt@bellsouth.net
John Zavacki wrote:
> Folks, if you are managers, and this is the plight of the people who work
> with you, I suggest you are not paying attention to you own words. Our
> factory is a community of practice. When we are forced to lay people off
> (as we did today, 380 of them because of GM and Delphi strikes) we cry
> together, hug each other and promise to make it right at the earliest
> opportuntiy. In our world, hourly people and salaried people take the
> same courses, talk the same talks, sit together on Friday afternoons to
> talk about Deming, Covey, Senge, Jesus, and Buddha. Ben recently quoted
> Covey on empowerment. Go back to that message and study it wisely.
>
> "John Zavacki" <jzavacki@greenapple.com>
--Vana Prewitt <vprewitt@mail.rdu.bellsouth.net>
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