Participation without patronising

Abstract

According to the meteorological office the last day of my stint in dockland was the hottest day of this year. I certainly feel that if one does have to slave on such fine days one should do so outdoors and preferably near the water. That at Millwall Dock proved to be as clean as any of the water found in London's East End, and if I couldn't be outdoors, at least I could place myself at a long conference table which had running parallel to it one massive sun‐window enabling me to look out to see two of the huge multi‐purpose ships of the Fred. Olsen Lines discharging their cargoes. I happened to be sitting in the Divisional Manager's office of Fred. Olsen Limited, waiting to join a meeting of the works committee. Gordon Morris, the Divisional Manager, is as stream‐lined and modern as the terminal he looks after. The terminal is the most modern in the Port of London and prides itself on first‐class productivity and efficiency, which, says Gordon Morris, is due to the high standard of industrial relations which exists at the terminal. My reason for joining the works committee meeting was to find out if this was true!

Citation

KING TAYLOR, L. (1973), "Participation without patronising", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 5 No. 5, pp. 211-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb003310