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---------------------- Forwarded by Raquel Nunes-Thomas/USLGN/USLUM/ABB on 01/14/2002 01:10 PM --------------------------- |-------------< |(Embedded | |image moved | |to file: | |pic20389.pcx)| | | |-------------< <------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Thomas F Sawyer/USLGN/USLUM/ABB | |01/14/2002 12:47 PM (Phone: +1 713 821-4100, Dept.: PIPING DESIGN) | <------------------------------------------------------------------------| To: DEBBIE SAWYER <DSAWYER @ alliance-engineering.com< lana@plumhoff.com Debra Cannon/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM John Chalmers/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM Randy Hernandez/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM Roy Jeans/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM Raquel Nunes-Thomas/USLGN/USLUM/ABB Martin Ogg/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM Steve Sawyer <sales@dynatrolUSA.com< @ ABB_US01@ABB_NOTES adam.shivers@rsli.com lilshiv03@aol.com Matt_Shivers@canadalifeus.com Donald Skidmore/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM ashatbt@yahoo.com Melvin Talley/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM Tony Vigil/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM Ed Waltman/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM Jim Williams/USLGN/USLUM/ABB@ABB_USLUM Subject: go figure Security Level:? Internal A Japanese company and an American company decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri river. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach there peak performance before the race. On the big day the Japanese won by a mile. Afterwards, the American team became very discouraged and morally depressed. The American management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found. A "Measurement Team," made up of senior management was formed. They would investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was that the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the Americans had 1 person rowing and 8 people steering. So American management hired a consulting company and paid them incredible amounts of money. They advised that too many people were steering the boat and not enough people were rowing. To prevent losing to the Japanese again next year, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized 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 meetings, dinners and free pens for the rower: "We must give the rower empowerment and enrichments through this quality program." The next year the Japanese won by 2 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. Then they gave a High Performance Award to the steering managers and distributed the money saved as bonuses to the senior executives. - pic20389.pcx
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