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THIS IS A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION STORY (THEORY X SHORTCOMINGS,MANAGEMENT MYOPIA)
FOLLOWING A POOR FIRST HALF YEAR PERFORMANCE THE BOARD OF COMPANY X TASKED A SENIOR MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE FACTORY FLOOR,SINCE THE DIRECTORS BELIEVED POOR PRODUCTIVITY WAS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. WHILE WALKING AROUND THE PLANT THE INVESTIGATING MANAGER CAME UPON A LARGE WAREHOUSE AREA WHERE A MAN STOOD NEXT TO A PILLAR.
THE MANAGER INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS THE PERSON INVESTIGATING PERFORMANCE ON THE GACTORY FLOOR APPOINTED BY THE BOARD AND ASKED THE MAN STANDING BY THE PILLAR WHAT HE WAS DOING. " IT'S MY JOB" REPLIED THE MAN " I WAS TOLD TO STAND BY THIS PILLAR"
THE INVESTIGATOR THANKED THE MAN FOR HIS COOPERATION AND ENCOURAGED HIM TO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THE INVESTIGATOR NEXT WALKED INTO A PACKING AREA WHERE HE SAW ANOTHER MAN NEXT TO A PILLAR . THE INVESTIGATOR AGAIN INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND ASKED THE MAN WHAT HE WAS DOING. "I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO STAND BY THIS PILLAR AND THAT IS WHAT I AM DOING THE MAN SAID".
TWO WEEKS LATER THE INVESTIGATOR COMPLETED HIS REPORT AND DULY PRESENTED HIS FINDINGS TO THE BOARD.THE BOARD HELP A BRIEF MEETING TO DECIDE REMEDIAL ACTION.THE BOARD CALLED THE INVESTIGATOR BACK INTO THE ROOM AND THANKED HIM FOR HIS WORK,AND THEN INSTRUCTED HIM TO SACK ONE THE MEN HE HAD FOUND STANDING BY THE PILLARS SINCE OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A DUPLICATION OF EFFORT.
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