Kefense Hynson and Scott Gragg

[AZDoc]

Years ago, in graduate school, in doing the business case studies, I was appalled at the Jack Welch policy at General Electric of firing the bottom 10% of employees, as measured by performance evaluations. Every year.

Then Harvard Business School did a study. The reason the bottom 10% were in the bottom 10% was typically a skillset mismatch, job unhappiness, misfits with the corporate culture.

The surprise wasn't that the process continually made GE a better company, the surprise was that the policy provided the "bottom 10%" with opportunities to seek positions and opportunities that worked better for them.

The follow-up interviews revealed a surprising number of those employees who said it seemed like a personal and professional disaster at the time but ended up as one of the best things that ever happened to them.

Best wishes to Hynson and Gragg.

And my friend, Jeff Immelt, a former Dartmouth football player, went to GE, was apparently not in the bottom 10%, worked his way up, got to know Jack Welch well, and succeeded him at CEO. Best thing that ever happened to him, professionally. Maybe this will be Ty Gregorak. Ha.

Agree PR think Ty will be the NEXT head coach for the Griz.

 

[PlayerRep]

Years ago, in graduate school, in doing the business case studies, I was appalled at the Jack Welch policy at General Electric of firing the bottom 10% of employees, as measured by performance evaluations. Every year.

Then Harvard Business School did a study. The reason the bottom 10% were in the bottom 10% was typically a skillset mismatch, job unhappiness, misfits with the corporate culture.

The surprise wasn't that the process continually made GE a better company, the surprise was that the policy provided the "bottom 10%" with opportunities to seek positions and opportunities that worked better for them.

The follow-up interviews revealed a surprising number of those employees who said it seemed like a personal and professional disaster at the time but ended up as one of the best things that ever happened to them.

Best wishes to Hynson and Gragg.

And my friend, Jeff Immelt, a former Dartmouth football player, went to GE, was apparently not in the bottom 10%, worked his way up, got to know Jack Welch well, and succeeded him at CEO. Best thing that ever happened to him, professionally. Maybe this will be Ty Gregorak. Ha.

Agree PR think Ty will be the NEXT head coach for the Griz.

My impression is that Stitt is coming here to stay, not to user as a stepping stone. I suppose he might be so successful that he would start getting offers he really couldn't refuse. This is not meant to disagree with you at all, just additional information/speculation.

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

Years ago, in graduate school, in doing the business case studies, I was appalled at the Jack Welch policy at General Electric of firing the bottom 10% of employees, as measured by performance evaluations. Every year.

Then Harvard Business School did a study. The reason the bottom 10% were in the bottom 10% was typically a skillset mismatch, job unhappiness, misfits with the corporate culture.

The surprise wasn't that the process continually made GE a better company, the surprise was that the policy provided the "bottom 10%" with opportunities to seek positions and opportunities that worked better for them.

The follow-up interviews revealed a surprising number of those employees who said it seemed like a personal and professional disaster at the time but ended up as one of the best things that ever happened to them.

Best wishes to Hynson and Gragg.

And my friend, Jeff Immelt, a former Dartmouth football player, went to GE, was apparently not in the bottom 10%, worked his way up, got to know Jack Welch well, and succeeded him at CEO. Best thing that ever happened to him, professionally. Maybe this will be Ty Gregorak. Ha.

I like the current national tv commerical with Jeff Immelt...he says when he day dreams, he doesn't dream of power point presentations, he dreams of football. How the game requires strategey, competition and athleticism. He ends the commericial with stating, not that he's a CEO mind you, but that he's a "football player".

:clap: Once a football player, ALWAYS A FOOTBALL PLAYER, baby! :agree:

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

Years ago, in graduate school, in doing the business case studies, I was appalled at the Jack Welch policy at General Electric of firing the bottom 10% of employees, as measured by performance evaluations. Every year.

Then Harvard Business School did a study. The reason the bottom 10% were in the bottom 10% was typically a skillset mismatch, job unhappiness, misfits with the corporate culture.

The surprise wasn't that the process continually made GE a better company, the surprise was that the policy provided the "bottom 10%" with opportunities to seek positions and opportunities that worked better for them.

The follow-up interviews revealed a surprising number of those employees who said it seemed like a personal and professional disaster at the time but ended up as one of the best things that ever happened to them.

Best wishes to Hynson and Gragg.

And my friend, Jeff Immelt, a former Dartmouth football player, went to GE, was apparently not in the bottom 10%, worked his way up, got to know Jack Welch well, and succeeded him at CEO. Best thing that ever happened to him, professionally. Maybe this will be Ty Gregorak. Ha.

Agree PR think Ty will be the NEXT head coach for the Griz.

My impression is that Stitt is coming here to stay, not to user as a stepping stone. I suppose he might be so successful that he would start getting offers he really couldn't refuse. This is not meant to disagree with you at all, just additional information/speculation.

I absolutely agree with your impression, I share it.

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

As far as this thread topic, Hynson and Gragg were not retained because Stitt will be OC...there is no need for the two-headed Hynson/Gragg as OC, And Stitt knows Germer really well, so that is who he wants as OL coach. Nothing personal or performance wise led to them not being picked up by the new regime. In fact, Stitt was complimentary of the Grizzly offensive coaches.

Both Hynson and Gragg are bright football guys. The future bolds well for them.

 

[PlayerRep]

Years ago, in graduate school, in doing the business case studies, I was appalled at the Jack Welch policy at General Electric of firing the bottom 10% of employees, as measured by performance evaluations. Every year.

Then Harvard Business School did a study. The reason the bottom 10% were in the bottom 10% was typically a skillset mismatch, job unhappiness, misfits with the corporate culture.

The surprise wasn't that the process continually made GE a better company, the surprise was that the policy provided the "bottom 10%" with opportunities to seek positions and opportunities that worked better for them.

The follow-up interviews revealed a surprising number of those employees who said it seemed like a personal and professional disaster at the time but ended up as one of the best things that ever happened to them.

Best wishes to Hynson and Gragg.

And my friend, Jeff Immelt, a former Dartmouth football player, went to GE, was apparently not in the bottom 10%, worked his way up, got to know Jack Welch well, and succeeded him at CEO. Best thing that ever happened to him, professionally. Maybe this will be Ty Gregorak. Ha.

I like the current national tv commerical with Jeff Immelt...he says when he day dreams, he doesn't dream of power point presentations, he dreams of football. How the game requires strategey, competition and athleticism. He ends the commericial with stating, not that he's a CEO mind you, but that he's a "football player".

:clap: Once a football player, ALWAYS A FOOTBALL PLAYER, baby! :agree:

Haven't noticed that commercial. Will have to look for it. Immelt played with Russell Wilson's dad, Harry, an all-Ivy receiver and baseball player. I played with Russell's uncle, Ben, who was a rover back. Harry and Ben went to Virginia and Harvard law schools. Another uncle also played for Dartmouth, and a 3d uncle attended Dartmouth.

 

[Ursa Major]

Years ago, in graduate school, in doing the business case studies, I was appalled at the Jack Welch policy at General Electric of firing the bottom 10% of employees, as measured by performance evaluations. Every year.

Then Harvard Business School did a study. The reason the bottom 10% were in the bottom 10% was typically a skillset mismatch, job unhappiness, misfits with the corporate culture.

The surprise wasn't that the process continually made GE a better company, the surprise was that the policy provided the "bottom 10%" with opportunities to seek positions and opportunities that worked better for them.

The follow-up interviews revealed a surprising number of those employees who said it seemed like a personal and professional disaster at the time but ended up as one of the best things that ever happened to them.

Best wishes to Hynson and Gragg.

And my friend, Jeff Immelt, a former Dartmouth football player, went to GE, was apparently not in the bottom 10%, worked his way up, got to know Jack Welch well, and succeeded him at CEO. Best thing that ever happened to him, professionally. Maybe this will be Ty Gregorak. Ha.

I like the current national tv commerical with Jeff Immelt...he says when he day dreams, he doesn't dream of power point presentations, he dreams of football. How the game requires strategey, competition and athleticism. He ends the commericial with stating, not that he's a CEO mind you, but that he's a "football player".

:clap: Once a football player, ALWAYS A FOOTBALL PLAYER, baby! :agree:

Haven't noticed that commercial. Will have to look for it. Immelt played with Russell Wilson's dad, Harry, an all-Ivy receiver and baseball player. I played with Russell's uncle, Ben, who was a rover back. Harry and Ben went to Virginia and Harvard law schools. Another uncle also played for Dartmouth, and a 3d uncle attended Dartmouth.

Why must you continually diminish the man's accomplishments in the rice and grain industry?