tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648820059035540727.post1676663814142187238..comments2024-02-22T00:08:21.406-08:00Comments on Leading Light: My Gem of a WeekKateGLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09016771214433267354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648820059035540727.post-68064031103824551972011-12-12T12:29:38.632-08:002011-12-12T12:29:38.632-08:00Dear Katherine, thank you for your comments and ho...Dear Katherine, thank you for your comments and honesty. It is very easy when told to reduce costs to focus on headcount rather than desired outcomes. We need to be more blue line, rather than read line focused and do what is going to provide long term value for our businesses. You are right to raise what is a very serious issue.KateGLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016771214433267354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648820059035540727.post-79684990806222525822011-12-12T00:05:47.193-08:002011-12-12T00:05:47.193-08:00My background is BPR/LEAN/productivity improvement...My background is BPR/LEAN/productivity improvement and when hitting recessions I've seen first hand the tendency to eradicate such people, who may seem disruptive, is (also or primarily) because they are just headcount. The inadequacies of accounting systems don't seem to realise these people save money, cut waste and think outside of the box and are not a real cost. <br /><br />When and if any manager including HR embraces such people, who often cannot be pigeonholed as they may be creative scanners see (Barbara Sher), we may find ourselves back on a more productive footing when manufacturing and producing in the UK. And that's a serious issueKatherinehttp://kyrenedesigns.comnoreply@blogger.com