Thursday, March 15, 2007

On the same boat

For almost the whole history of Detroit automakers, profit comflicts existing between unitons and automakers. It's strange that they are fighting like enemies. Both sides are doing there best to push other to concede. The result is obvious - low production efficiency, low product quality, high labor cost.

Facing the Japanese cuting throat threat, each side has to fact the reality and willing to cooperate instead of fight.

Ford recently announced cost cutting bonus sharing for all so-called white collar and union workers. All are at the same level. This is called the first time in Detroit auto industry.

Actually, even the name "white collar" and "blue collar" should be abandoned completely. All of the people are in the same boat, and should have the same goal, and should pull the same direction to move the boat forward. Every person in the boat should be activated/motivated to work for the best of the organization. How? Distrobuting profits and incentives regardless of the work lines but according to the contribution made to the company.

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