Comments on: Place your ORDER here. http://www.jdean3.com/2009/10/place-your-order-here/ A Personal Walkabout by Joe Dean Thu, 06 May 2010 06:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: joedean http://www.jdean3.com/2009/10/place-your-order-here/comment-page-1/#comment-17 joedean Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:47:44 +0000 http://www.jdean3.com/?p=496#comment-17 Mike, First, I'm sorry for the delayed response. Since this is your second posting, it should have automatically shown up as approved rather than going into the "moderator" bin. I will keep investigating why that function doesn't seem to work yet. Secondly, I can promise you that your experience and opinion is exactly what this venue needs. While I may use several references to my own experience at Ford Motor Company, it isn't at all about Ford or the current state of the Company. I fully suspect, by the way, that the majority of contributions and dialogue will come from outside my small circle of FMC employees. In fact, after 25 years, I'd guarantee it. I am hopeful that we can find a way to bring a number of perspectives to bear on various topics that some might actually find helpful in this day & age. I'm thinking it will be fun in the long run....even if a bit embarrassing to get the ball rolling using my own experiences. Your willingness to participate is awesome! This dialogue is really about experiences. Its a place where one persons perspective can be bounced against others and debated or refined, in hopes, that the conversation is found useful for participants and readers. Mike,
First, I'm sorry for the delayed response. Since this is your second posting, it should have automatically shown up as approved rather than going into the "moderator" bin. I will keep investigating why that function doesn't seem to work yet.

Secondly, I can promise you that your experience and opinion is exactly what this venue needs. While I may use several references to my own experience at Ford Motor Company, it isn't at all about Ford or the current state of the Company. I fully suspect, by the way, that the majority of contributions and dialogue will come from outside my small circle of FMC employees. In fact, after 25 years, I'd guarantee it.

I am hopeful that we can find a way to bring a number of perspectives to bear on various topics that some might actually find helpful in this day & age. I'm thinking it will be fun in the long run….even if a bit embarrassing to get the ball rolling using my own experiences.

Your willingness to participate is awesome!

This dialogue is really about experiences. Its a place where one persons perspective can be bounced against others and debated or refined, in hopes, that the conversation is found useful for participants and readers.

]]> By: Mike Duffy http://www.jdean3.com/2009/10/place-your-order-here/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Mike Duffy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:41:02 +0000 http://www.jdean3.com/?p=496#comment-16 Fortunately, I retired in 2002 and missed all the fun during the multiple reorganizations at Ford. It must have seemed like the whole place just disintegrated. I just can't imagine. I knew that Nasser was really bad news and the Company would be much better without him. I was involved in one of his mandated vehicle line "teams" to manage a car/truck line as if it were a separate business. A horrendous waste of time and energy for all involved. Mulally really impresses me as does the apparent comeback of Ford. I remember riding with you Joe and talking about a lot of good subjects. I think the blog is great but I'm not sure how much validity my perspectives will hold now that so much has changed. I do know this...marketing and sales along with most other endeavors is a "people" business. Gotta love the folks with all the baggage they may bring along. Those of us old enough to remember Bernie Crumpton and his terrifying ways realized early on that that was NOT the way to do things. I have a part time job that provides about as much income as the time I spend doing it. I love it and the people and the community it serves. Fortunately, I retired in 2002 and missed all the fun during the multiple reorganizations at Ford. It must have seemed like the whole place just disintegrated. I just can't imagine. I knew that Nasser was really bad news and the Company would be much better without him. I was involved in one of his mandated vehicle line "teams" to manage a car/truck line as if it were a separate business. A horrendous waste of time and energy for all involved. Mulally really impresses me as does the apparent comeback of Ford. I remember riding with you Joe and talking about a lot of good subjects. I think the blog is great but I'm not sure how much validity my perspectives will hold now that so much has changed.
I do know this…marketing and sales along with most other endeavors is a "people" business. Gotta love the folks with all the baggage they may bring along. Those of us old enough to remember Bernie Crumpton and his terrifying ways realized early on that that was NOT the way to do things. I have a part time job that provides about as much income as the time I spend doing it. I love it and the people and the community it serves.

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