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On a Roll?
Categories: Pre-Post, Transformations
What a difference a year makes! Once on the brink of disaster, the Ford Motor Company has turned the corner and is certainly showing signs of kicking on the “turbo machine” that Alan Mulally coined.
Although we still have a long way to go to recapture the hearts and minds of our employees that have been put through the proverbial ringer, signs around here are improving every day.
Stocks have rebounded from the verge of oblivion (aka 401k’s, stock options, pensions and attitudes correspond), the press has given more than enough positive coverage and the rumor’s of further cuts have finally taken a break.
Employees, although wounded, are noticeably relieved and becoming more engaged and enthused despite heavier workloads. There is a renewed cautious optimism, not because things are great…but merely because there is light at the end of the tunnel now visible.
