[Rhodes22-list] Fwd: The American Way

Brad Haslett flybrad at gmail.com
Tue Aug 15 12:54:19 EDT 2006


Yes,

We've lost our lead in autos, construction equipment, consumer electronics,
computers, etc.

But we still lead in at least one area.

Here's your clue.

Boeing!

Brad

On 8/14/06, L. Sailor <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, it is, and sadly, it seems too true.
>
> I lament the loss of the reputation we had in WWII
> when the 'Yanks' were ingenious and clever and
> respected for their rakishness and 'American' meant
> looking out for the greater good, and not 'looking out
> for #1.).
>
> We seem to be able to talk ourselves into believing
> anything...."What I tell you three times is true.
> "(The Hunting of the Snark) ...political spin doctors
> on both sides of the aisle.
>
> elle
>
>
> --- john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > hilarious!! thanks! too many chiefs and no indians.
> > i recall a comment made by a japanese guy after the
> > failed attempt to put a balloon of king kong on the
> > empire state building, ( it would not stay inflated
> > and was flapping around on the side of the
> > building),  "typically american, great idea --
> > doesn't work". having, i believe, coined the phrase,
> > (ross perot??), "world class" i just wish we had
> > more things the rest of the world deemed worthy of
> > that title. john b
> >
> > "L. Sailor" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Received this from a friend. I figured half of the
> > list will agree & the other half will become
> > incensed.
> >
> > ;^)
> >
> > elle
> >
> >
> > > > Subject: The American Way
> > > >
> > > > A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American
> > > company
> > > > (General Motors) decided
> > > > to have a canoe race.
> > > >
> > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > > So American management hired a consulting
> > company
> > > > and paid them a large
> > > > amount of money for a second opinion. They
> > advised
> > > > that too many people were
> > > > steering the boat, while not enough people were
> > > > rowing.
> > > >
> > > > To prevent another loss to the Japanese, the
> > > rowing
> > > > team's management
> > > > structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering
> > > > supervisors, 3 area steering
> > > > superintendents, 1 assistant superintendent
> > > steering
> > > > manager and 1 rower.
> > > > 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
> > > > out-sourced to India.
> > > >
> > > > The End.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > HSA 8
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> > >
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