At 15:10 22/11/2007, you wrote:
>No and Yes I agree, There used to be a phenomena called downsizing, the guru
>who inventied it has now reviled it finding that those organisations that
>did it almost immediately lost those that were capable of changing the
>organisation as they were headhunted and had no reason to stay. I fear your
>observation relates to the obserbable consequences of such on large
>organisations which a mathematician then suggested it takes on average 2.5
>generations of staff turnover (not recycled job titles) to repopulate with
>those you really need.
>Alistair
Alistair,
Could I trouble you to translate (or offer references on) this
posting other than the first 5 words? Some understanding of why it
is relevant to Northern Rock or BT would also help.
I find:
http://www.pamij.com/hickok.html
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Exchange/4280/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layoff
Julian
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