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PowerToThePeople

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25. Hey now

Thu Mar 26, 2015, 09:56 PM

Mar 2015

I believe we need more of these.

If you were to truly LEAN out the economy, some of the biggest non value-add costs to eliminate would be corporate overhead and shareholder payouts.

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Salesforce CEO Slams 'The World's Dumbest Idea': Maximizing Shareholder Value [View all] arcane1 Mar 2015 OP

Yet, Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #1

Indeed! Talk is, as they say, cheap. arcane1 Mar 2015 #2

I'll be interested in hearing your counterpoint; with documentation, of course. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #3

Well there is this... Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #9

I read the whole article. Glassunion Mar 2015 #15

Doodie head. LOL Chellee Mar 2015 #22

After a careful reading of the article, I have to accept your assessment; he is a doodie head. Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #34

Pssssst.... Glassunion Mar 2015 #13

jack welch...is about maximizing jack welch. and he's an alien. fuck him. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #28

Too bad he didn't feel so like minded about the minimum wage employees being paid more. Dustlawyer Mar 2015 #30

An ill-fitting "human" disguise if I've ever seen one. Inhabiting a cheap, third-hand cadaver. NBachers Mar 2015 #37

the epitome of a republican DrDan Mar 2015 #41

Salesforce luxmatic Mar 2015 #31

Thanks for the info and links. raven mad Mar 2015 #35

American businesses were the most successful when the customer was king hifiguy Mar 2015 #4

And today we have outsourcing, planned obsolescence, and "flexible" workforces arcane1 Mar 2015 #5

Personally, I lay the principle blame at the feet of hifiguy Mar 2015 #7

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #11

Spot on BrotherIvan Mar 2015 #20

Yep! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #26

Hit them with some fresh Six Sigma black-belts too, in their non-manufacturing sectors. arcane1 Mar 2015 #24

Hey now PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #25

I'm sure there are advantages in the right environments, but it's become a religion where I work arcane1 Mar 2015 #27

I think the issue with tools like this PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #29

Yes, because CRM is the way to happiness and job satisfaction! PassingFair Mar 2015 #6

Jack Welch, gimme a break. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #8

this is the reality PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #14

I have worked at three hedge fund-owned businesses. PassingFair Mar 2015 #36

Isn't Salesforce on the Indiana HQ list? Downwinder Mar 2015 #10

Benioff on Indiana WestCoastLib Mar 2015 #12

Look forward to seeing his next step. Downwinder Mar 2015 #17

Didn't take long. Downwinder Mar 2015 #21

Their headquarters is in San Francisco. They bought a company that was in IN. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2015 #19

The list of toxic effects created by this mindset in the article hifiguy Mar 2015 #16

Good List, That ProfessorGAC Mar 2015 #48

It is from a link in this thread. hifiguy Mar 2015 #50

The only problem is that he is listing who he is screwing over Taitertots Mar 2015 #18

+a whole bunch! RiverLover Mar 2015 #47

Wow ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #23

You Know Though, 1SMB. . . ProfessorGAC Mar 2015 #49

If I might ask ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #52

Kellogg in the Mid to Late 90's ProfessorGAC Mar 2015 #53

Wow ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #54

When are people going to wake up and realize Wall Street is NOT "The Market".... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #32

+1,000,000 It's actually dismantling the US market these days and moving it elsewhere. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #38

Ever watch "Shark Tank"? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #39

what a surprise. that's what they all want. but then they'll have to eat each other for ND-Dem Mar 2015 #40

It ain't to be replaced by rabbits.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #42

Short term gain at the expense of long term stability. Throd Mar 2015 #33

R&K! RiverLover Mar 2015 #43

K&R woo me with science Mar 2015 #44

Someone wrote an entire book about it. HughBeaumont Mar 2015 #45

Thank you for the post! This books sounds like it's right up my alley :) arcane1 Mar 2015 #46

Greed is infinite. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2015 #51