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James Cramer: I live in Austin, and thought I'd pass along a "man on the
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Very interesting article, and interesting replies so far. Here is another look ---
As pointed out, there are always those that may be dissatisfied but are staying for the money. (This happens everywhere.)
In one of the replies, it was mentioned the problem with managing wealthy employees. (There are always problems with managing people, and 'rich' ones can be a little independent.)
The 'top down' management approach, if it is position, is the most problematical IMHO because it effectively 'stiffles' innovation from the 'work force'. I don't know what the real problem might be, but from the article and the replies, it appears that there may be an area to be improved upon.
I would task the DELL 'lurker' to escalate this line of posts to upper management. The BTO-JIT model is very efficient, as we all have seen, but if the 'line employees' felt that they were being listened to and 'appreciated', the model may work even better. Nothing affects the morale of a company more than feeling that management cares!
JMHO
Regards,
Ken |
