Great IS Quotes

[peacock71]

Dfig:

Great Quote from Casey. No one should ever forget it. But I happen to believe that UPS is a much more competitive, global organization by being public. And it is not run by hired men, unless we mean Scott is still a provisional employee after 20 years. The only issue I have with going public is that the stock was to be used for major acquisitions as 'currency.'
Haven't seen it yet.

Its a different world out there, then in 1929.

I was with 'El Magnifico' yesterday, a recent UPS retiree. Nice to see him.

WHen it comes to the bottom 10% you know 'Dead meat doesn;t get any fresher.'

Go UPS!
P71

[Hoaxster]

Originally Posted by peacock71

Dfig:

Great Quote from Casey. No one should ever forget it. But I happen to believe that UPS is a much more competitive, global organization by being public. And it is not run by hired men, unless we mean Scott is still a provisional employee after 20 years. P71

I don't think Jim was referring to Corporate managers or the Management Committee.
He believed in decentralized control and therefore, he was referring to the people in the districts. Corporate at that time was more strategic oriented rather than the tactical micro-management we see today.
Of course, I.S. did not exist then and technology did not exist that enables the centralized control approach that UPS has started to implement.
It will be interesting to see how the changes implied above work out.

[Dfigtree]

Originally Posted by fireman000

long time listener first time caller ... AMEN to the quote from Jim Casey. Since we've gone public the company's attitude has turned to crap.... shifted from work hard and the stock will rise to doing whatever it takes to chase the stock stock. The greatest management decision so far this year is to fire - sorry layoff the "least best" 10% of employees.

The greatest management decision so far this year is to fire - sorry layoff the "least best" 10% of employees.

Wouldn't that mean we should be cutting from the top?

And you being FIREMAN ... Are you the man who doesl the firing?

Just remember the oft quoted remark from JNN, a sign of his true abitlity to see into the future ... "UPS will always be an OS/2 AS400 shop. Don't EVER use the "U" word around me." They don't make VP's like that anymore. Or, do they?