Synopsis: Communication For Productivity
Letters written to some 7500 Workers / Managers /
Union Leaders, following a period of strike / Go slow / Murders (1979 -
1987), at Mumbai factory of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. This direct / open /
honest communication led to a remarkable atmosphere of trust between
Workers and Management, which, in turn, increased productivity at 3% per year
(ave).
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30 sep 1984
To:
Dear
Friends
What is
common between Kamath and Kirloskar?
Someone may
say "both have names starting with K".
O.K.
But that is
not all. '
There is
a lot more
common between Mr. M.V. Kamath
(Ex-editor of Illustrated Weekly) who once
addressed Powai Pageant
correspondents and Mr. Chandrakant
Kirloskar - an eminent industrialist
from Maharashtra.
For one
thing :
Both of them firmly believe that for
industries to survive and
grow, co-operation between
the employees and
the management is inevitable.
For second
thing :
Both of them believe,
with identical passion, that we, in India, can learn a lot from Japan in
this matter.
For third
thing :
Both of
them believe, with equal
concern, that time is running out on us.
If we do not act fast to patch
up our differences, pretty soon
there will be no industry left in India, to provide
jobs either to the managers or to
the workers.'
In the following article, I present to you
the thoughts of Mr. Kamath. In
subsequent articles, I will be presenting to you the thoughts of
Mr. Kirloskar.
It is quite
possible that many of you will
agree with
their thoughts.
But would it
suffice, just to agree?
Or, shall we
translate some of these thoughts into ACTION?
And if yes. How?
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