Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Something for CEO's to Ponder

John Friel, President and CEO of medical imaging products-maker 'Medrad' said:

"I don't do anything. I don't make anything. I don't design anything. I don't sell anything. So the real work of this company is all done by other people.

My job is to create the environment for those people to be successful, and I believe if I'm out and get a feel for what the REAL workers are doing, then I think it enables me to do a better job of creating the environment for them.

Employees will know whether you're living this stuff or not. They're very smart."
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:01 PM

    “Employees will know whether you're living this stuff or not. They're very smart."

    Do you remember The Los Angeles Times Operations “Values” from a few years back?

    Trust, Affilation, Modeling, Optimism and Confidence, Acknowledgment, Excellence, Acountability, Integrity, Caring, Decisiveness and Responsiveness and Assessment.

    I wonder where they went? Maybe we should ask Jeff! Maybe he took them with him when he left.

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  2. Anonymous7:34 PM

    Tribune got them when they bought the company and threw them out with the evening trash back in 2000

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