> I had an opportunity to consult with an IBM communications executive and
> an outside communications consultant. I was there as a personal associate
> of the IBM executive. It was clear that there was significant legacy of
> the 3 beliefs BUT the executive would not promote the OLD values as this
> was not politically correct! Although he was sold, he knew he could not
> sell the current management who were looking for the new and improved
> program du jour!
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Replying to L0772--
Here is a true story that may be of interest to persons with interest in
vision. In Michigan, a few months back, where two large companies are
sharing some information with government approval, a speaker from company
F was invited to talk to company G about corporate vision. After the
speaker from company F had finished his remarks, a young employee of
company G said: "are you really allowed to have visions? we don't have
any [in company G]. Momentarily stunned, the speaker from company F said
"yes, of course, we consider it very important in our business."
After the meeting was over, an older executive from company G approached
the speaker from company F and said: "that fellow was wrong, of course.
We definitely have a vision. We just don't communicate it to people at
his level!"
Ta ta,
JOHN N. WARFIELD
JWarfiel@osf1.gmu.edu