  Miss_cleo Member Username: Miss_cleo Post Number: 398 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Great Race A Japanese auto company (Toyota) and an American auto company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile. The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A blue ribbon panel made up of American Rowing Team management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their findings concluded that the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and only 1 person rowing. Feeling a deeper study was in order; American Senior Executives hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing. Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the American Rowing Team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager. The Senior Executives also implemented a new performance system that would give the one person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the "Rowing Team Quality First Program," with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rower. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses. The next year the Japanese won by two miles. Humiliated, the American Senior Executives laid off the rower for poor performance, reassigned the Rowing Team managers, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses and the next year's racing team was outsourced to India. The End | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 525 Registered: 09-2006 |
And your point is? | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 126 Registered: 10-2003 |
BRAVO!!!!! | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 1303 Registered: 11-2003 |
I think I've heard that story 100 times | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 7 Registered: 02-2007 |
Thats funny... | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 9216 Registered: 10-2003 |
And it still makes sense. 13,000 Daimler/Chrysler employees will be gone shortly. But at least the unions (and I have heard this directly last year from local CAW leader Ken Lewenza)"will shut down those plants that do not want to do business with us (unions)." | ||
Queensfinest Member Username: Queensfinest Post Number: 38 Registered: 08-2006 |
Wow. That's great. So accurate. | ||
Nyburgher Member Username: Nyburgher Post Number: 45 Registered: 10-2006 |
http://www.mahindra.com/mahind ras/sectors/automotive_sectorg atewaypage.htm | ||
Nyburgher Member Username: Nyburgher Post Number: 46 Registered: 10-2006 |
http://www.mahindra.com/mahind ras/sectors/fes_gatewaypage.ht m | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 1355 Registered: 10-2003 |
That was great. Perfect. |
