Peter wrote:<< many CEOs and upper management these days have
degrees in English>>
Frightening. Before I left the corporate world I saw the requirement for
MBAs becoming more and more ingrained into almost all positions being
advertised for. From cost (reasonable) to engineering (not reasonable) they
were wanting MBAs into *everything*.
Of course, I was there when we spent literally 1000s of manhours training
*everyone* in the various guises of TQ. TQS, TQL, TQM, and on and on -
followed by Black Belts, and probably a whole range of acronyms since I left
that world on disability.
I was at a Tech Center for a major chemical/fibers company - we did R&D and
pilot plants before commercialization - and the whole freaking organization
was sent to 3 & 5 full day training exercizes. While we were being told
over and over that for "any change to be an improvement it had to be
measurable", I wonder what metrics they put on that training to justify the
expense?
Oh well - sure seems like a long time ago - 8 years.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Frederick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality vs Toyota
Nope. A degree in science or engineering disqualifies one to be
management -- "too close to the work". You must have "independent
thinking skills" and be able to blow the current psuedo-scientific
smoke, whatever brand it is these days. If you know how things
actually work, you won't be able to make "critical decisions" (i.e. cut
costs at whatever expense).
Sad but true. How many CEOs and upper management these days have
degrees in English? More than you would think, it's ballyhooed at
universities as the road to success!
Peter
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