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Ideas, ideas everywhere

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From: The Journal for Quality and Participation
Date: 20030701
Author:Anonymous

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic poem, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, originally published in 1797, tells a tale of failure and repentance. This source of the often misquoted lines, "Water, water everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink," and concept of "an albatross around your neck" still has relevance in modern organizations.

For some managers, employee ideas and suggestions are very similar to that albatross; they can't be ignored, but these managers don't know how to handle them. If they're small fish, they're not worth the investment of ...

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