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“Organisations need fewer and fewer of better and better people.”
- Michael Hammer, reengineering expert
| Alan: |
“Hey, Mark, how goes it?” |
| Mark: |
“Oh, man! I just got laid off. Twenty-two years with the company and
I’m out.” |
| Alan: |
“So, how’s everything else?” |
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Okay, how are things going at work? I can hear the groans from here - and no
wonder. You’ve been downsized, reengineered, outsourced, delayered,
right-sized, empowered, one-minute-managed, and customer-focused. What now?
You are smack in the middle of the fastest changing work environment since
Henry Ford cranked up the assembly line. Employers that used to welcome you
into their family now boot you out the door. Promotional ladders have turned
into footstools. Bosses who used to guide your career are working full-time
saving their own. That annual increase now comes around with
the frequency of Halley’s comet, and you’re doing the work of two or three
people because there’s nobody else left to do it.
Welcome to the ‘anxious class’ - all of us who can’t count on having a job next year and who see our income
losing ground to inflation.
What you think about my
thoughts is important. I value your input. So please email me: peter@hellopeter.com. I look
forward to hearing from you.
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