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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, January 26, 2020 12:53 PM

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The satirical translation was "They will end up remaking all the same mistakes that previous CEOs had already made." 

Disagree. The new CEO will be more likely to find new mistakes that nobody had seen before. 

Will repeat many of the old mistakes as well as make new original mistakes. 

And somehow still find another job after they fail at this one and blame others. 

Failure from the CEO level always blames the underlings and uses the Golden Parachute.

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Posted by zugmann on Sunday, January 26, 2020 2:27 PM

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Young, new employees can be motivated to learn and strive for excellence or be total slackers.

Many "slackers" started out as young, eager employees that strived for excellence but were beaten down over and over.

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Sunday, January 26, 2020 4:24 PM

Hmm  "I couldn't possibly comment on that, but you might well think so."

Disillusionment can be a real problem in a variety of ways and because of certain types of personnel in management. 

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Posted by jeffhergert on Monday, January 27, 2020 4:12 PM

A lot of managers have been checking to make sure their seniority is still good on their home districts.  Management, at all levels, is expected to be where the largest cuts will be made.

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, January 27, 2020 5:54 PM

jeffhergert
A lot of managers have been checking to make sure their seniority is still good on their home districts.  Management, at all levels, is expected to be where the largest cuts will be made.

Jeff 

The oxymoron of cost reduction management from the board room levels.  Rank and File employees are just numbers and we can cut them with impunity.  First and Second level field management are no better and we don't need them either.

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Posted by petitnj on Monday, January 27, 2020 6:01 PM

Railroads never learn to manage their staff. After the hoiidays and during challenging weather demand for crew shrinks. Exports will ramp up once the foreign grain elevators use up their stock bought before the threat of tarriffs. Then demand for bulk materials will ramp up when highway construction starts to boom. Bet the railroads scramble in the spring and start hiring again.  Too bad that an MBA degree doesn't include analysis of business history and its normal ups and downs. 

 

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