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Publication: Industry Week
Date: Friday, April 1 2005

CHECKUP ON CHINA

Re "China Checklist," February 2005, Page 22: Traci Purdum's excellent advice on how to treat Chinese workers applies to any worker anywhere in the world. Treat everyone with respect. Make your employees feel as if they were family members in your organization. Why should a

Western worker have to swallow his or her pride any more than a Chinese worker?

Arnold Howard

Paragon Industries LP

Mesquite, Texas

SHORT AND SWEET?

Re "Beware The McGillicuddy," Brandt On Leadership, March 2005, Page 64: I thought your article was a pile of Brandt.

Jim McGillicuddy, product manager

Krauss Maffei Process Technology Inc.

Florence, Ky.

I got a kick out of your McGillicuddy article in the March 2005 issue of IW. Do you have any more on this subject? Maybe a book, a paper or a presentation at a seminar?

Jim Logrando, quality assurance manager

Hastings Machine Co.

Hastings, Pa.

ANOTHER BRANDT RANT

Re "Hooked On Lean?" Brandt On Leadership, February 2005, Page 21: John Brandt is quite right if the intent of his article is to criticize those who see lean as a "fashion accessory."

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