Motivation Killers: 9 Things You Should Never Ask Employees | Inc.com

Motivation Killers: 9 Things You Should Never Ask Employees to Do

Here's a article from Jeff Haden on how to kill motivation. If I recall correctly, Northrop Grumman management committed only 7 of the 9 in my experience.

1. Pressure employees to attend "social" events.

2. Ask an employee to do something you already asked another employee to do.
3. Pressure employees to donate to a charity.

4. Make employees go without food at mealtime hours. .

5. Ask employees to evaluate themselves.

6. Ask employees to evaluate their peers.

7. Reveal personal information in the interest of "teambuilding."

8. Ask employees to alert you when you "veer off course."

9. Ask employees to do something you don't do.

For the complete article, see
http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/9-things-you-should-never-ask-employees-to-do.html?nav=next

Article: Joining Forces With the White House, Northrop Grumman Submits Pledge to Hire, Train Veterans

Northrop Grumman has always employed veterans as far as far back when it the Northrop Aircraft Company.

I recall a number of veterans who were very good at what they did for the company.

However, more recently there is a trend to mismatch veterans to their jobs. It seems that the veteran are hired because they knew how to "walk the walk" and "talk the talk" which was needed when Northrop-Grumman met with its military customers. 

Certain individuals lack the technical education and experience to do analysis. However, because  they look good and sound good they can attain highly visible positions of responsibility.

Joining Forces With the White House, Northrop Grumman Submits Pledge to Hire, Train Veterans - GlobeNewswire

Article: Fighting Pirates with Airships

LOOKS LIKE Northrop Grumman briefed the Brits on airship technology to fight pirates.

Fighting Pirates with Airships - Eaglespeak

Meetings cause a measurable drop in people's IQs, say researchers | Mail Online

There were meetings, meetings, and more meetings at Northrop Grummam.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2097737/Meetings-cause-measurable-drop-peoples-IQs-say-researchers.html