If Lutz would stop treating his engineers as if they were business
managers he would see a different outcome. Honestly, employees of all
walks tend to become what their company wants them to be... for obvious
reason$. To be their "best", an employee must be rewarded for doing and being their best. Each of us needs to push back too but corporate tolerance for this is generally low.
US training may reflect an emphasis on "the business of business" more
now than in years past but that is not the limit of a modern engineers
training. Also, the business model used by a company like GM
influences much more of society than it appears Mr. Lutz is willing to
take responsibility for. Industry trends drive educational emphasis. If he wants his engineers to be more like
european or asian style engineers then he could start by treating his
current engineers like engineers.
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. - Albert Einstein (trad.)
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