I have always wanted to be a "Never say die" person. I don’t want to give up, I don’t want to give in - when I know I am right. No matter what the situation.
I simply love to read any story that has people showing this "never say die" attitude. And if this happens to be a real life story, it also inspires me.
Recently I read a similar true incident that inspired me. It's the story of the workers of Wilmington plant of general motors and their struggle to stop their factory from shutting down. Following is an extract of that story
In the early 1990's, General motors (GM) decided to shut down its assembly plant located in Wilmington. They sent a group of executives to convey this message. The executives addressed the 3500 employees of the plant and told them about GM's decision to shut down the plant by 1996 in order to reduce cost.
The announcement left the workers stunned. When the GM executives left, Ralph Harding, the manager of the plant, made a passionate speech to the employees. He said "There maybe nothing we can do to affect this decision. But there is something we can do: we can make them feel really stupid!! Because they are going to be closing the best plant in General motors!!” He motivated the employees with his speech and fired them up with the desire to make their plant one of the best of GM's plant by 1996 - the year it was meant to be closed down.
The union leaders and management started to work together to reduce costs and to improve quality of production. The employees took it up as a challenge and started working towards reducing costs and improving quality of the products. Their motto was to become the best and thus make the top management feel ashamed of their plan of closing down the plant.
In less the two years, the Wilmington plant became one of GM's best plants and the car dealer began making specific orders for car models Chevy Corsica and Beretta, produced in the plant. The employees succeeded in achieving what they wanted to do - To prove that GM's decision to close down the plant was a foolish one. In 1996 GM decided against closing down the plant.
Such a great story, makes you want read it again and again.... :-)
I simply love to read any story that has people showing this "never say die" attitude. And if this happens to be a real life story, it also inspires me.
Recently I read a similar true incident that inspired me. It's the story of the workers of Wilmington plant of general motors and their struggle to stop their factory from shutting down. Following is an extract of that story
In the early 1990's, General motors (GM) decided to shut down its assembly plant located in Wilmington. They sent a group of executives to convey this message. The executives addressed the 3500 employees of the plant and told them about GM's decision to shut down the plant by 1996 in order to reduce cost.
The announcement left the workers stunned. When the GM executives left, Ralph Harding, the manager of the plant, made a passionate speech to the employees. He said "There maybe nothing we can do to affect this decision. But there is something we can do: we can make them feel really stupid!! Because they are going to be closing the best plant in General motors!!” He motivated the employees with his speech and fired them up with the desire to make their plant one of the best of GM's plant by 1996 - the year it was meant to be closed down.
The union leaders and management started to work together to reduce costs and to improve quality of production. The employees took it up as a challenge and started working towards reducing costs and improving quality of the products. Their motto was to become the best and thus make the top management feel ashamed of their plan of closing down the plant.
In less the two years, the Wilmington plant became one of GM's best plants and the car dealer began making specific orders for car models Chevy Corsica and Beretta, produced in the plant. The employees succeeded in achieving what they wanted to do - To prove that GM's decision to close down the plant was a foolish one. In 1996 GM decided against closing down the plant.
Such a great story, makes you want read it again and again.... :-)
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