Central Park, New York, deserted. Not so often seen.
Some managers also wish that.
At the end of the 1990s in Berlin. A cable plant for the production of wire harnesses for the automotive industry.
The boss: a gifted engineer.
At the same time a man, the effort has to go with other relationships.
His set of welcome to his new human resources manager whose first day:
"I'm surrounded by idiots. I no longer talk to my managers!“
In the course of the next few months the idea matured in this plant manager, transform a Hall and set up an injection molding for plastic plug to the vehicle cable harnesses.
That was actually completed. About 50 Machines worked around the clock, seven days a week. The staff consisted of only six fitters, you were responsible for that, to change the injection moulds. It's called "Unattended production". As part of this operation the first time successfully ran, the boss invited its leaders to a drink and cheered: "Finally not staff more!“
The man was a really great engineer. To be a truly great leader, he lacked but something: the desire and ability, People close to come and let people in itself, be accessible to people and to deal with them.
Maybe he wanted it even like to. But he has not done it. The tragic: his feat of engineering was never adequately rewarded. He was transferred at the appropriate time in the early retirement...