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Founders Day 2009~ What is the Status of the Management "Partnership"
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<blockquote data-quote="Black_6_Leader" data-source="post: 592902" data-attributes="member: 9413"><p>P-Man I find it interesting that you twice choose to mention past IBM CEO's in your posts. And I will agree with you that Lou Gerstner was an outsider (He came from RJR Nabisco) when he assumed control of and rescued IBM . . .</p><p> </p><p>Let me bring to the discussion a rather relevant quote from Lou Gerstner that was published in today's Wall Street Journal : <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574385523214893070.html" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574385523214893070.html</a> </p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>From Louis V. Gerstner's IBM memoir, "Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?" (2004): </em><em>Soon after I'd joined the company, I asked one of my most senior executives to provide me with a detailed analysis of a major money-losing business at IBM. I did this not only because I wanted the insight from the analysis but also to test this highly rated executive. Three days later I asked him how the work was &shy;progressing. He said, "I'll check with the team and get back to you." At the end of the week, I got the same &shy;response: "I'll check with the team leader and let you know" (later he did). When this little scene played out a third time, I finally said, "Why don't you just give me the name of the person doing the work, and from now on I'll speak directly to him or her." <u>What I discovered was that senior executives often presided. They &shy;organized work, then waited to review it when it was done.</u> You were a worker early in your career, but once you climbed to the top, your role was to preside over a process. <u><strong>Well, my kind of executives dig into the &shy;details, work the problems day to day, and lead by &shy;example, not title</strong></u>.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>Is that true of UPS's Senior executives?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black_6_Leader, post: 592902, member: 9413"] P-Man I find it interesting that you twice choose to mention past IBM CEO's in your posts. And I will agree with you that Lou Gerstner was an outsider (He came from RJR Nabisco) when he assumed control of and rescued IBM . . . Let me bring to the discussion a rather relevant quote from Lou Gerstner that was published in today's Wall Street Journal : [URL]http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574385523214893070.html[/URL] [INDENT][I]From Louis V. Gerstner's IBM memoir, "Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?" (2004): [/I][I]Soon after I'd joined the company, I asked one of my most senior executives to provide me with a detailed analysis of a major money-losing business at IBM. I did this not only because I wanted the insight from the analysis but also to test this highly rated executive. Three days later I asked him how the work was ­progressing. He said, "I'll check with the team and get back to you." At the end of the week, I got the same ­response: "I'll check with the team leader and let you know" (later he did). When this little scene played out a third time, I finally said, "Why don't you just give me the name of the person doing the work, and from now on I'll speak directly to him or her." [U]What I discovered was that senior executives often presided. They ­organized work, then waited to review it when it was done.[/U] You were a worker early in your career, but once you climbed to the top, your role was to preside over a process. [U][B]Well, my kind of executives dig into the ­details, work the problems day to day, and lead by ­example, not title[/B][/U].[/I] [/INDENT]Is that true of UPS's Senior executives? [/QUOTE]
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