> Joe DiVincenzo (NEANY@aol.com) wrote:
> I wonder how many of us carry around a mental model of what the union is
> (not only those of us in management , ownership, etc but also those of us
> in unions, rank and file and leadersh). It's easier to carry the old
> mental model around instead of taking the time and energy to intereact
> with each other to develop a new mental model for the relationship that
> your in.
By way of an answer, may I paraphrase Joe WITH SOME MODIFICATION...?
I wonder how many of us carry around a mental model of what MANAGEMENT is
(not only those of us in UNIONS, RANK AND FILE, LEADERSHIP, ETC,
ownership, etc but also those of us in MANAGEMENT). It's easier to carry
the old mental model around instead of taking the time and energy to
intereact with each other to develop a new mental model for the
relationship that your in.
Joe, your point is well taken. What I would add is that the notion of
"easier" truly depends upon how one measures. As one who has been
downsized, I believe it is far easier IN THE LONG RUN, to work out these
relationships than it is to replace them.
God bless...
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