美國對日本的龍舟競賽 [轉]

來源: 不祥

美國人和日本人決定從事競爭性競渡。兩支球隊訓練十分刻苦，到達了最佳的成積。

在這個大日子，他們覺得自己已經有了充分的準備。日本贏得了1英里。隨後，美國隊因為輸而感到沮喪。士氣下滑。企業主管決定要找出慘敗的理由，所以聘請了一家諮詢顧問公司調查問題，並建議糾正行動。

該顧問的調查結果：日本隊 8人划艇，一人掌舵;美國隊有一人划艇和8人掌舵。

經過一年的研究和分析問題並花了幾百萬，顧問公司的結論是，美國隊有太多的人掌舵但沒有足夠的人划艇。

當次年的比賽日期又再次接近，美國隊的管理結構進行了全面重組。新的結構：四個督導管理人員，3個地區性督導管理人員並且為了這個人划艇設立了一個全新的績效考核制度，以此人划艇船提供工作誘或。

次年，日本贏得了兩英里。羞辱，美國公司裁了因表現欠佳的划艇手，而給了為發現問題的管理人員一筆獎金。


~~~ The boat race: US vs. Japan ~~~

The Americans and the Japanese decided to engage in a competitive boat race. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance.

On the big day they felt ready. The Japanese won by a mile. Afterward, the American team was discouraged by the loss. Morale sagged. Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found, so a consulting firm was hired to investigate the problem and recommended corrective action.

The consultant's finding: The Japanese team had eight people rowing and one person steering; the American team had one person rowing and eight people steering.

After a year of study and millions spent analyzing the problem, the consultant firm concluded that too many people were steering and not enough were rowing on the American team.

So as race day neared again the following year, the American team's management structure was completely reorganized. The new structure: four steering managers, three area steering managers and a new performance review system for the person rowing the boat to provide work incentive.

The next year, the Japanese won by two miles. Humiliated, the American corporation laid off the rower for poor performance and gave the managers a bonus for discovering the problem.