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Go Ahead. |
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My ideas |
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02/09/2006 |
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If your engagement is low that's fair but where are the ideas? Wouldn't it be a much better use of all our time if we had associates expending energy on putting forth ideas vs. spewing negativity and venom at Dale and Management?
My own engagement is not driven by Dale or senior leaders. Its driven by how satisfied I feel in my work, the clients I serve and the opportunity I feel exists. I talk to my Manager about what I need, what I want and what I feel we can do to HELP not complain and whine.
We can all improve engagement by finding what it is that makes us feel good about doing a good job for our clients -- end of story. No, you don't free food anymore and no, we don't have 10% raises to throw around but think. Have you checked other companies lately? What's their engagement?
Bottom line - we need positive creative thinkers of which most on here are not so we'd all be better off without them. Go find a better place and be done! |
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OK, let's see how many of my ideas are implemented in the next two years.
First, a task force needs to be set up to identify which people have the most influence in shaping Hewitt's culture as it stands today. Once they are identified, they need to be let go.
Second, the architects who designed Hewitt's current IDG/ODG organization and established the current SDLC structure to mediate between the two (thus creating a confrontational environment) need to be given non-organizational related work or they should be ushered out of the company. Those people in management positions who believe that this structure is a powerful addition to Hewitt's organizational structure need to be identified and either let go or retrained if, in certain rare cases, a few of these people appear to be able to learn a completely new management style.
Three, either Hewitt needs senior management who are competent in managing a public company, or Hewitt needs to buy back its stock and go private once again.
Anybody here think anybody at Hewitt who can get things done would listen to these suggestions?
ILikeHew, as for your comment about whether I've checked other companies lately, I'd put it this way: In the late 1990's Hewitt was listed for a number of years as one of the Best 100 Places to Work in America. Hewitt isn't on even on the radar to be considered for such an honor now. There are, though, hundreds of companies in the U.S. that are on that radar, and there are still 100 companies that do make the top 100 list every year. Hewitt, though, will probably never make that list again unless my ideas described above are implemented in some fashion. Do you disagree?
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