Williard wrote the following as a reply to comments I made earlier.
>I offer for your consideration that the company has no responsibility for
continuous learning. Common sense in conjunction with an a desire for self
preservation might lead the compnay's management to realize that there is
value in creating systems that enable employees to engage in continuous
learning; but if the market place does not drive >this, I doubt that it will
happen.
When I read the company has no responsibility for continuous learning I
get a rush of adrenilin(sp). My whole 'innards' jump inside my body!!!
Things like the chairman of the board addressing the stockholders at their
annual meeting syaing things like --"I assure you that although we lost
295 million in the last quarter and 1.9 billion dollars for the year,
there is no responsibility on our part to assure continuous learning for
our employees......"
Is there not a resonsibility to the business? and in return to the
employee? If it is relatively inexpensive to replace employees with one's
that have more up to date skills then you may be correct. I personally
view labor management relations more of a compact to succeed together than
for one group to rip off the other.
>I haven't met any that understand and implement a "grow the
>business while managing cost and reinvesting in our people"
>strategy.
Because there aren't many managers who have arrived at this place in time
does not mean it should not be taking place. Long term, I believ the
reinvestment strategy must take place on the initiative of management or,
as I said before, a new labor revolution will take place,
-- Joe diVincenzo NEANY@aol.com