Can't stop laughing!!! Corporate America, Right On!!! Shyrell Melara Family Photography Preserving Precious Memories... http://shyrellmelara.tripod.com ----- Original Message ----- From: lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: humor - photo related Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:14:35 -0700 > > > AH, AMERICAN BUSINESS AT IT'S BEST. > > Fuji, a Japanese company, and Kodak, an American company 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. > > 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 eight people rowing and one person > > steering, while the American team had eight people steering and one > person rowing. So American management hired a consulting company and > paid them an incredible amount of money. > > After six months of hard work, they advised that too many people were > steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing. So the American > Team acted. To prevent losing to the Japanese again next year, the > rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to four > steering supervisors, three area steering superintendents and one > assistant superintendent steering manager. > > They 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. Even new paddles and medical benefit incentives were > > promised for a winner. "We must give the rower the empowerment and > enrichments through this quality 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 executives as bonuses for > a job well done. > > > Build a Lookaround! > The Lookaround Book, 4th ed. > Now an E-book. > http://www.panoramacamera.us -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10
