NF a modern day fable (humor) NF

[aplumma]

A Modern Parable

 

A Japanese company (Toyota ) and an American company (General Motors)

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.

 

The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the

Reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior

Management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.

 

Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person

Steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person

Rowing.

 

Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a

Consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second

Opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the

Boat, while not enough people were rowing.

 

Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent

Another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was

Totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering

Superintendents and 1 a ssistant 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. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and

Other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.

 

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 and the next year's racing

Team was outsourced to India.

 

The End.

 

 

OBTW this came from the Nissan Titan website so I think it might be slanted........

 

 

Art

[Bernie]

OBTW this came from the Nissan Titan website so I think it might be slanted........

Art

 

Slanted or not it still rings true. This Modern parable could be applied to many businesses and government.

[Clampet]

"Steerage, we need more steerage".

"Aye, Aye cap'n!"

"Steerage to the fore, Steerage to the Fore!"

"Aye, sir steerage to the fore!"

 

"Cap'n, we are fallin' behind at an incredible rate!"

 

"Bah! Nonsense!" "Any more of yer sorry ramblins' an ye'll find yerself o'er the scuppers!"

"Yes, Cap'n" "Understood"

 

"Rower"!

"Aye, aye Cap'n"

"Put ye back to 'er"

"Aye, Cap'n puttin' me back to 'er!"

[walleyejigger]

so funny, yet so true......slanted shmanted

[hawkeye]

Start

 

Business wants to cut costs

Business searches for people in mud huts that work cheep

Work is outsourced

People in mud huts want aluminum siding, prices go up

 

Go to Start

 

The only winners, the aluminum siding sales people

[fishindevil]

yes it seems that everything acually happens in just that order, oh ya and dont forget the holidays and spa weeks,oh ya we could have fun with that one for sure.....cheers

[OhioFisherman]

I saw something on tv, like 30 or 40 years ago corporate executives made 16 times what the average worker made, now it`s 400 times, and who does the work? LOL hard to see with the glow off the gold in your eyes!

[Big Cliff]

All you have to do is look at Hydro One to see the way things are done here in Canada. Spend thousands on your secratary's corporate credit card and get a $3,000,000.00 severance package. We need a smily face doing the one finger salute! (With a rubber glove on it)

[Bly]

All you have to do is look at Hydro One to see the way things are done here in Canada. Spend thousands on your secratary's corporate credit card and get a $3,000,000.00 severance package. We need a smily face doing the one finger salute! (With a rubber glove on it)

 

 

:clapping:

 

Bly