hey...jim...aren't you in management??...lmao ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "amc" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [FSJsocialclub] God help America! > > > > A Japanese auto company and GM decided to have a canoe race . > Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance > before the race. > > On the big day the Japanese won by a mile. Afterward, the American > team became very discouraged and morally depressed. The American > management decided the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found. > A Management Team made up of senior management was formed to investigate > and recommend appropriate action. > > Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person > steering, > while the American team had 8 people steering and one person rowing. > So American management hired a consulting company and paid them an > incredible amount of money. They advised that too many people were > steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing. > > To prevent losing to the Japanese again next year, the rowing team's > management structure was totally organized to 4 steering supervisors, > 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering > manager. They also implemented a new performance system that would give > the > 1 person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called > the Rowing Team Quality First Program, with 15 hour per day meetings, > dinners and free pens with the company logo for the rower. Even new > paddles > and medical benefit incentives were promised for a winner. We must give > the > rower the empowerment and enrichments through this Quality Improvement > Program. > > The next year the Japanese won by two miles. Humiliated, the American > management laid off the rower for poor performance, 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 management. > > > >