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Old January 15th 18, 01:19 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Alan Browne[_2_]
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Default The case for "Kaizen", following Fujifilm's Example

On 2018-01-14 17:34, PeterN wrote:
On 1/13/2018 11:37 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2018.01.13 02:17, RichA wrote:

The problem with business today is the idea that in order to succeed,
you have to have continued growth, meaning you have to make more and
more money, any way you can.Â* We've seen businesses kill themselves
with that attitude, by turning out inferior products or asking users
to pay more and more for essentially the same thing.



The notion that businesses must grow is in part the recycling of
profits toward that growth.Â* Compounding the original investment is
the path to high revenue and return over time.

Unfortunately, with some exceptions, many North American companies are
short term profit growth driven.Â* This takes the eye off the long
term. Â*Â*Further focusing management bonuses on short term objectives
and stock price growth is not exactly beneficial to product
development and quality over time.


That short sighted notion has been around for many years, and is not
likely to go away soon.
e.g. While in college I applied for a job as a salesman. My interview
went something like this:

Sales-manager 'sell me this pencil."

Me: Not if you don't need the pencil."

Sales-manager: " Can you start tomorrow?"


Wrong answer.

Right answer: "Sir, I see you have one of our fine pencils. So, would
you like a special offer for our deluxe sharpener and eraser?"

That gets you the job.

--
“When it is all said and done, there are approximately 94 million
full-time workers in private industry paying taxes to support 102
million non-workers and 21 million government workers.
In what world does this represent a strong job market?â€
..Jim Quinn