Let's assume you've just won a large multi milion dollar lottery. You are set for life but still employed by the copmany...
Anyhow, you are entering an elevator and Culp enters right behind you. You are both on the way to the 86 floor - you have about 60 seconds to chit-chat.
What would you tell him?
Hey Larry,you must find something else to hang yur hat on other than LEAN.Good God,been beating the lean drum for 13 years. Maybe try to focus on quality for a change.
“Thanks for the two 20 cent per hour raises this year. I know it it is not near the $73 million you received in 2019 and the 22.6 million in 2020, but hey, thanks anyway.”
Hello Mr Culp I’m a member of a union in your plant in Schenectady. I really like what changes are being made with in Schenectady along with the company as a whole. Keep up the restructuring plans and start with Schenectady. It’s a real $h!t show working here you could save millions a year if you cleaned up Schenectady before the sale.
Hey Mr Culp when is Schenectady getting shut down? Honestly we stand around with brooms all day and just about every employee hates working here. It has changed for the worse the last 5-6 years. Thank you for your valuable time Mr Culp
First I would give him some hugs and kisses. Then tell him what a nice try it was.
Manage the managers and the dividends will automatically flow to investors.
It probably go something like this.
“Hey Larry! Remember when Immelt, Flannery, Bolze and so called CAS and Crotonville all stars were running GE”.
We would both laugh and get on with our day.