A successful company measures EVERYTHING. I can't remember who brought this up once before but it's absolutely true. We've talked about increased employee count, potential sales opportunity, buy-out potential and a plethora of other things but there has been no evidence of documented one, three or five year plans for growth of the company. As a respected section manager of a Fortune 300 company, every reporting staff member had a stated productivity goal plan to improve process efficiency by reduction of cost and/or increased output vs time. It wasn't thrust upon anyone as it was up to each individual to craft a meaningful target upon which their annual performance review and/or potential bonus would be based. The aggregate multi-division roll-up helped form a MINIMUM growth forecast that the company could present to its stockholders... short and longer term plans. It'd didn't involve leaking sensitive product plans but did explore public domain technology that competitors were using at the time. The company exceeded target goals consistently. The hiring principles were "the best person for the job" period. Yes, it was a few years ago before the PC crap came into play but common sense prevailed and people worked to complete the task and not just punch a clock. Those who met their goals were rewarded admirably, those who didn't were refocused or replaced and NO PARTICIPATION TROPHIES were given. We weren't just employees, we were a family. I believe the VTSI team has the ingredients to prevail. As Master Yoda once said.. "You either Do or you Don't. There is no "TRY".
A Blessed Easter to All.
