CX "New Vision and Mission': here we go again
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CX "New Vision and Mission': here we go again
Older CX hands may remember 'The Cathay Pacific Commitments' which were an appendage of Red Oddington's 'Operation Better Shape' of the early-to-mid nineties. It appears that the industrial psychologists have recycled this into the 'New Vision and Mission' being peddled on IntraCx today.
The same older hands may remember that 'Operation Better Shape' and the 'Commitments' were a prelude to the introduction of B Scales, COS 94 (signing away leave etc for modest pay rise and 'chance' of a basing), and who doesn't remember being taken off the flying roster for a day, sat in the auditorium at Kai Tak and harangued about how 'bad' things were?
In these times of financial 'tsunamis' and other thesaurus-inspired terms of doom and gloom (maybe 'armageddon' is next), the fact that CX is spending time and money on this psycho-babble is cause for concern for all crew.
The same older hands may remember that 'Operation Better Shape' and the 'Commitments' were a prelude to the introduction of B Scales, COS 94 (signing away leave etc for modest pay rise and 'chance' of a basing), and who doesn't remember being taken off the flying roster for a day, sat in the auditorium at Kai Tak and harangued about how 'bad' things were?
In these times of financial 'tsunamis' and other thesaurus-inspired terms of doom and gloom (maybe 'armageddon' is next), the fact that CX is spending time and money on this psycho-babble is cause for concern for all crew.
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Let's see...
Unpaid leave is offered, with the potential (depending on how one goes about it) to screw those accepting it, at a later date.....
..and now this ? The warm fuzzy 'let's stick together' "vision" ?
Methinks it's a hard attempt at improving morale - nice try, you spineless, greedy
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Unpaid leave is offered, with the potential (depending on how one goes about it) to screw those accepting it, at a later date.....
..and now this ? The warm fuzzy 'let's stick together' "vision" ?
Methinks it's a hard attempt at improving morale - nice try, you spineless, greedy
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Old Mission Statement:
Our vision is to make Cathay Pacific the most admired airline in the world.
New "Vision and Mission Statement"
Our vision is to be the world’s best airline.
Being the best means that we always strive to
excel in everything we do. Our dynamic team
provides the highest quality service so that our
customers are happy they chose Cathay Pacific.
Notice that they've dropped "providing rewarding career oportunities".
Our vision is to make Cathay Pacific the most admired airline in the world.
New "Vision and Mission Statement"
Our vision is to be the world’s best airline.
Being the best means that we always strive to
excel in everything we do. Our dynamic team
provides the highest quality service so that our
customers are happy they chose Cathay Pacific.
Notice that they've dropped "providing rewarding career oportunities".
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I guess the "We provide superior financial returns" mission may take a while to acheive with the possible cash losses from hedging and future cargo fines pending.
Interestingly enough there was nothing in there about being a corpoartely moral and just company.
And I guess they don't need to restate their ongoing "mission" of continually f**king their staff.
Interestingly enough there was nothing in there about being a corpoartely moral and just company.
And I guess they don't need to restate their ongoing "mission" of continually f**king their staff.
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Let's have some fun with this, treat it like Letterman's top ten list...Come on guys give it a shot!
Not my best work, maybe I'll try again when I'm not so jetlagged....how many years to retirement?? whoops touchy subject..
Not my best work, maybe I'll try again when I'm not so jetlagged....how many years to retirement?? whoops touchy subject..
Who the hell wrote this???
Strangely enough, executives and managers see a desperate need to re-invent themselves on a regular basis. Perhaps, if only to satisfy their primal urge to leave their individual mark on the boundaries of their territory?
As aircrew we have some fundamental and intrinsic problems with that sort of unbridled behavior in the world of professional aviation.
We, aircrew and airline management, have a symbiotic relationship in that one can't survive without the other. And there is very little chance that we'll ever understand each other...
As aircrew we have some fundamental and intrinsic problems with that sort of unbridled behavior in the world of professional aviation.
We, aircrew and airline management, have a symbiotic relationship in that one can't survive without the other. And there is very little chance that we'll ever understand each other...
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Uuuuuummmm, what part of the vision is the 55% loss in value of the shares over the last twelve months..... let's see, 10,000,000 shares bought back (from whom
) at 15.5 now worth 7 dollars a share less..... which side of the balance sheet and the 'superior financial return' does that fiasco come in on..........
) at 15.5 now worth 7 dollars a share less..... which side of the balance sheet and the 'superior financial return' does that fiasco come in on..........
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It took me a few years but I have figured out that our managment are blatant liars and hypocrites. Hey does the new vision include all the court cases going on against the company??? Where is the SCMP and the Standard on calling this BS! What a bunch of azz clowns.
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I've still got the "committment for the 90's" coffee mug with all the consultant-speak psycho-babble shpeal on the side.I drink from it most mornings & it has made me the man I am today.
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I've still got the "committment for the 90's" coffee mug with all the consultant-speak psycho-babble shpeal on the side.I drink from it most mornings & it has made me the man I am today.
Who the fack came up with "Mission Statements". What a bunch of crap created just so some a-hole can keep his useless job. I can't beleive that a bunch of adults actually sat down in a meeting and wasted a whole work day (potentially, and most likely, more than one) hammering this crap out. Did they actually think that people read this and are inspired?
I'll tell you what inspires me. Actions, which I'm sure you've heard, speak louder than words. Growing team? Hardly when you are parking aircraft and asking crew to take un-paid leave. That to me smells like shinking team.
Socially resposible? I guess colluding with other carriers in cargo price fixing and general cartell behaviour is considered "socially responsible".
And please, "Our vision is to be the world’s best airline" Yhh, not really. The world's best have already moved on from the herring-bone coffin class fiasco to wide comfortable staggered seats. We are still fully commited to yesterday's product and haven't even finished intalling it fleetwide!
Maybe they should change it to "Our vision is to be ONE STEP BEHINDthe world’s best airlines"Honestly, ****t like this "mission statement" crap really frightens me and reminds me of inefficiency and lack of initiative to improve things.
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One of the basic precepts of OBS under Ed Roddington was how to keep up with and EXCEED the airlines we were benchmarked against, in particular SQ........ that would be the SQ that has galloped off into the distance ever since then..
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Staff Briefings
Take a look at intra-crapex. They are advertising opportunities for staff to go to briefings about the new mission statement by the CEO (Tyler) & COO (Slosar).
I just don't know what to say. Surely the managers don't actually believe that this type of window dressing is of any interest to the staff.
I just don't know what to say. Surely the managers don't actually believe that this type of window dressing is of any interest to the staff.
What you need to understand is that Slosar needs witnesses...while he shafts Tyler. Be afraid, very afraid, if Slosar gets the nod...he wll make TT and DT look like pussies