| Who could be more aware of the fact that time | | | | is all about.If you have prepared something |
| flies? Who, other than both Boeing or | | | | alone, there comes a time where you need to |
| Airbus?Airbus is a European company, Boeing | | | | discuss it with the group. If you think that |
| is US based and that is why Airbus will | | | | you can do all by yourself you are mistaken. |
| launch a 550 seats aircraft soon, where the | | | | Figure this deal you have prepared with a |
| strategy of Boeing is to increase speed | | | | client, and just before closing it, you get |
| (speculation # 1). This was a decision made | | | | ill. Should the organization consider a |
| after the announcement of their rival.If you | | | | cancellation of the deal because of an |
| are interested in culture and cultural | | | | individual issue, or should someone else in |
| differences, than this Boeing versus Airbus | | | | the team save the group interest? |
| is a very nice topic to follow. The topic is | | | | |
| not completely free from speculation, but a | | | | Teamwork is highly valued these days, yet |
| curious one.On your way traveling with either | | | | most structures and bonuses still favor the |
| Boeing or Airbus, you can observe the lower | | | | individual. As is the case for |
| laying infrastructure; cars and busses | | | | infrastructure.Now back Boeing and Airbus. |
| driving on the road, for example. There is an | | | | The individual wants to go faster and faster. |
| interesting difference between these two. A | | | | Therefore, I would say that Boeing favors |
| car is typically an individual transporting | | | | more the individual approach. Where Airbus |
| vehicle, whereas the bus is a collective | | | | targets the group. And I think (speculation # |
| vehicle. (No, I do not want to link: Air to | | | | 2) that Airbus is right. They should. The |
| bus )If you live in the city, you will know | | | | Concorde has stopped flying. Speed was a |
| that those individual vehicles could be very | | | | non-issue.The new Airbus looks like a Cruise |
| inefficient. Traffic jams are order of the | | | | Ship (a new one -- the largest ever, is just |
| day, but people continue to prefer them above | | | | under construction), where you can have fun |
| a bus or other collective transports.And this | | | | while you are on your way. Forget the time |
| is the main point. In business for example | | | | for a moment.© 2006 Hans BoolHans Bool is |
| there is also a constant rivalry between | | | | the founder of Astor White a traditional |
| individual targets and group targets, between | | | | management consulting company that offers |
| the individual approach and the group. | | | | online management advice. Astor Online solves |
| Arranging activities between the individual | | | | issues in hours what normally would take |
| and the group (collective) is what organizing | | | | days. |