In a message dated 5/4/03 12:59:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
kestrel{at}pcisys.net writes:

<< constantly about X. Ppl aren't stupid. They talk, they analyze, they look 
at
 the Big Picture and frequently smell the stink on the wind before it ever
 hits the official weather chart. To institutionally deny that makes
 management look stupid and dismisses the feelings/intelligence of the
 employees. If communications were open and honest they'd find employees
 often have useful ideas and might even be good partners in decision-making.
 
 all that said -- I do recognize that unless you're the very top dog (CEO),
 your ability to have open/honest communications are severely limited, so not
 sure how much any of that would be useful to you.
 
 > Laurie huge challenges ahead Phoenix
 
 always those, to be sure! But you've had so many of them I'm betting you get
 past this one too!
  >>

I can relate. When I started my job almost four years ago, system theory told 
me some things about my company.  Management told me in my interview that 
there would be constant change and to do my job I had to expect that.   That 
doesn't mean that local management has complete control over the business.  
When I started, there was nearly no structure.  Now, there's standards 
developing so that the entire company is operating on the same principles.  
That's not an easy task, according to system theory.  As long as I survive 
the standards, I'm going to never get bored. 

MockYeti, I'm glad new local management knows how to use the system, BardMock

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