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Finally found a moment to stretch and relax at my designated window seat-15G. It was so good to know I would be back with my family in a couple of hours. Although we kept in touch daily, there is nothing like a good hug, home cooked food and a good night's sleep without emergencies.
The pilot began his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight." A sudden burst of laughter along the rows reinforced my previously enjoyable experience with this airline.
Three months seems like a long time, I thought to myself as I closed my eyes and remembered my first project management meeting at the shipyard. Although conversion of a cargo ship into a day-cruise casino vessel had inherent complexities, being surrounded by a team of competent professionals whom I trusted based on long acquaintances had added a dimension of comfort to the equation.
My main concern had stemmed from the shipyard's lack of reputation for good quality workmanship. Shipyard personnel and management were comprised of employees from different countries with different opinions and experiences related to meeting quality standards.
A Chinese Fable
I foresaw areas of potential conflicts and decided to dedicate the beginning of the first team meeting to these concerns. After welcoming my team, I began with a short story an old Korean friend had told me: In China, old people grow a chin beard. Legend suggests respect should be paid to older people based on the length of their beard: The longer the beard, the higher the respect.
I paused for a moment and scanned the faces of my colleagues. The early morning coffee apparently hadn't kicked in yet, and talking about history rather than ships did not help either. I continued: In a village up in the mountains lived an old man. He always felt isolated from the community, and when he reached the age of 70 and was unable to grow a beard longer than down to his chest, he felt his exclusion from the community
was due to his short beard.
Interestingly enough, I noticed a sudden change in the attention level of my audience as I progressed with the plot.
One night, the old man was crying. He prayed to have a beard that would stretch all the way to the floor. Despite not being a religious man, he was able to strike a sensitive nerve with heaven. And a voice from heaven asked the old man, "Are you sure this is what will make you happy?" "Yes!" responded the surprised yet determined old man. Suddenly, both of his legs were amputated, and his beard indeed touched the floor.
The unexpected ending of the story sent laughter across the room, which finally wakened the remaining team members. Now that the attention level had reached its optimum, it was time to deliver the punch line: The moral here is that you should always ensure your instructions are fully understood in the context of the desired goals and underlying
reasons, especially when dealing with people with a different cultural orientation and background.
I took off my reading glasses and directed my comments to my team: "You would be surprised how cultural background gets in the way of engineering."
An Environment for Excellence
My train of thought was derailed when the cabin crew, in the true spirit of our pilot and as part of their safety routine, announced with great humor that "although there may be 50 ways to leave your lover, there are only four ways to get out of this airplane."
By this time, laughing had became part of the routine, and everyone felt like a large group of spring break college students on their way to Cancun. The skyline of Miami Beach, FL, was on the horizon when the pilot completed the enjoyable experience
by announcing, "Thank you for flying with us. We appreciate your business. We hope you enjoyed giving us your business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
An organizational culture can't be cultivated through a set of procedures. It is only through shared vision and top management commitment that a quality culture and environment for excellence can be understood and allowed to flourish.
Sharing the same values across the organization is vital for achieving the end results.
As we finally made our way through the gate, I was wondering what it took to cultivate this Southwest Airlines' culture and whether the shipyard would ever be able to reach this high level of excellence across the organization.
Doron Zilbershtein, MBA, CQM serves as the Chief Visionary Officer at Winnovation Business Solution. He is a Naval Architect, and his area of focus and interest is in Human and Organizational Development, Human Capital Performance and Change Management in the Maritime industry. He is a Senior Member of American Society for Quality and Co-Founder/Co-Chair of the Maritime Quality Culture Forum. He can be reached via e-mail at doronzil@gmail.com
China guides – Travel to Beijing
Standing side-by-side with old Beijing's crimson palace complexes are the city's impressive skylines. Beijing is a fine example of the great transformation China has undergone as it burst into the 21st century. The city boasts the most modern facilities, and is able to provide all the comfort and enjoyment imaginable to Beijing visitors.
China's capital city, Beijing, is a must-see. As one of the world’s great ancient capitals, it is home to some of the finest remnants of China's imperial past. China Highlights provides a range of tours to explore China's capital city. Follow the link for the most popular tour packages.
Beijing has many places of historic interest and architectural/scenic beauty, including: the Forbidden City, the largest and best preserved ancient architectural complex in the world; the Temple of Heaven, where Ming and Qing emperors performed solemn rituals for bountiful harvests; the Summer Palace, the emperors' magnificent garden retreat; the Ming Tombs, the majestic mausoleums of 13 Ming Dynasty emperors; and the world-renowned and genuinely inspiring Badaling section of the Great Wall.
The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world.
It is recognized as one of the most important five palaces in the world (the other four are the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in the UK, the White House in the US and the Kremlin in Russia). The splendid architecture of the Forbidden City represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment.
The Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is a worthwhile visiting place in Beijing. It is much bigger than the Forbidden City and smaller than the Summer Palace with an area of about 2,700,000 square meters. The Temple was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifice to Heaven. As Chinese emperors called themselves 'The Son of Heaven' ,they dared not to build their own dwelling,’ Forbidden City' bigger than a dwelling for Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is enclosed with a long wall. The northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth. The northern part is higher than the southern part. This design shows that the heaven is high and the earth is low and the design reflected an ancient Chinese thought of 'The heaven is round and the earth is square'.
The Summer Palace
Situated in the western outskirts of Haidian District, the Summer Palace is 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from central Beijing. Having the largest royal park and being well preserved, it was designated, in 1960 by the State Council, as a Key Cultural Relics Protection Site of China. Containing examples of the ancient arts, it also has graceful landscapes and magnificent constructions. The Summer Palace is the archetypal Chinese garden, and is ranked amongst the most noted and classical gardens of the world. In 1998, it was listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
The Great Wall
The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles) from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections of the great wall are now in ruins or even entirely disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance.
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China guides – Travel to Beijing
When old china becomes tea stained has the china become porous? And what is the best way to clean the china.?
The china is very good china. When I clean it I do not want to ruin it.
Tea stains anything and everything, including good quality china. Drop effervescent denture cleaners - like Efferdent - in water filled teacups. It should get the stains out without any problems.
China to cut crimes that carry death penalty -paper
Source: Reuters BEIJING, July 26 (Reuters) - China aims to cut back the number of crimes that carry the death penalty, and may also end executions of convicted criminals over 70 years old, the official China Daily ...
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