Back breaking is what work can be for some.....
Now with the upcoming Leighton Holdings shareholder meeting on Tuesday 22 May 2012 in the Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney, Australia. As a shareholder of a listed company of Leighton I am this year taking up my option to attend. Can I just say. I am very excited. Maybe, I am not valuing my time correctly but I am intrigued to see how the process goes and what the free biscuits, teas and scones are like.
Adding to this - is the constant pressure the share price Leighton is under. I gather that questions will be asked and management will assure shareholders that these are being 'managed out' and the coming year will be show lessons learnt. Some other bloggers (See Roger Montgomery comments) have been making rational of their continuing problems by noting that on some of their jobs it is a 'go slow' work ethos. One side of me cannot read and write that without a little smile, (even though as an investor I should be disgruntled and disappointed by the parties if they are doing this). The employee taking control of a business' bottom line and not being shoved or intimidated by all its big corporate strategy. I wonder how that will be told to be managed in the up-coming MBA courses around Australia? Will CEOs be seen rolling up the sleeves and throwing the tools into the back of the ute actually doing some physical work. We can all picture the photos from PR.
Leighton holdings are after all - a group of businesses, doing much of the same. Contracting and generally employing the average punter (who may not be just that average after all).
One part of me - cannot begin to think that this is just the way modern corporate life is heading (or gone). Many people have built a company up with the need for other human beings, who may of not been that smart to get their 'share issue' upon joining. They work overtime for nothing and rarely ask for pay increases. Of course the boss - 'looks after them'. The business is then grown to a certain point where they are able 'to sell' to a larger company. I find this fascinating and what people are buying really is the fact that people will turn up for work tomorrow instead of going to the beach.
Get to the beach Australia.!!
Now with the upcoming Leighton Holdings shareholder meeting on Tuesday 22 May 2012 in the Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney, Australia. As a shareholder of a listed company of Leighton I am this year taking up my option to attend. Can I just say. I am very excited. Maybe, I am not valuing my time correctly but I am intrigued to see how the process goes and what the free biscuits, teas and scones are like.
Adding to this - is the constant pressure the share price Leighton is under. I gather that questions will be asked and management will assure shareholders that these are being 'managed out' and the coming year will be show lessons learnt. Some other bloggers (See Roger Montgomery comments) have been making rational of their continuing problems by noting that on some of their jobs it is a 'go slow' work ethos. One side of me cannot read and write that without a little smile, (even though as an investor I should be disgruntled and disappointed by the parties if they are doing this). The employee taking control of a business' bottom line and not being shoved or intimidated by all its big corporate strategy. I wonder how that will be told to be managed in the up-coming MBA courses around Australia? Will CEOs be seen rolling up the sleeves and throwing the tools into the back of the ute actually doing some physical work. We can all picture the photos from PR.
Leighton holdings are after all - a group of businesses, doing much of the same. Contracting and generally employing the average punter (who may not be just that average after all).
One part of me - cannot begin to think that this is just the way modern corporate life is heading (or gone). Many people have built a company up with the need for other human beings, who may of not been that smart to get their 'share issue' upon joining. They work overtime for nothing and rarely ask for pay increases. Of course the boss - 'looks after them'. The business is then grown to a certain point where they are able 'to sell' to a larger company. I find this fascinating and what people are buying really is the fact that people will turn up for work tomorrow instead of going to the beach.
Get to the beach Australia.!!
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