Diversions.

 

 

                        December 1994 through April 1999

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prologue

 

Diversions is about the last ten years of my career at Eastman Kodak, endeavouring to do, as Dave McConnell

so eloquently said, “Get some of those team things”. I thought, always did and still do, that people would, if

given the chance, take responsibility for themselves. They would set their own goals, as defined by what was

best for the business, put plans in place to meet those goals, measure how they were doing, and if everything

was OK, continue on and if not, make the necessary adjustments.

 

All I can say is this.

 

At Eastman Kodak, where I worked in the Photochemicals processing plant, this is NOT true.

 

I don’t know why what seems like a logical thought could not be put into practice, but after nine (9) plus years

trying I had to come to the conclusion that yes, it was (as Judy had said so many years before, “ It’s impossible

to fix Photochemicals”).

 

Try as I did, one political set back after another prevented the correct people from staying long enough to straighten out the reporting process once and for all.

 

I retired after twenty-eight years, eight months and three days, still trying to do what I thought was my job;

make the place better than when I started.

 

I’d love to hear your comments.