The cowboy metaphors are tooo glamorous. Management is much more
intellectual than being a drover! It is more like herding cats than sheep
or cows. :-)
Bill Fulkerson
wf28155@deere.com
> Scott used cowboy metaphors for management
>
> > Traditonal - Lots of wear and tear, imposed stress, sleepless nights,
> yelling and shooting -- but it works, you do get the cattle to their (final?)
> destination.
>
> >Another approach is to be at the front of the herd with some sweet
> feed (oats, barley, molasses etc. all mixed together) and toss it on
> the ground.
>
>
> I do not want to be one of your sheep on the sidelines but IMHO the
> problem is yellin and shootin is fun godammit. All cowboys know it is what
> all cowboys do which is why they all wanted to become cowboys in the first
> place and nobody got to be trail boss by tossin molasses. How do you get
> turkeys to vote for Christmas?
--Fulkerson_William_F@90.deere.com
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