I have experience with this in smaller companies and have been very successful. Where there was no communication, I was able to work with the right people to modify the business process to enable good cross-functional communication that was a real boost in the quality of our services and financially beneficial to the company.
I was recently hired by a VERY large corp for whom I relocated. I have a highly skilled team who I know will be great consultants if their skills are cultivated. I can do this. However, communication in this company is non-existent! NO ONE talks to each other. I contact the “right” people (sales, legal, mgmt) to discuss what needs to be done and they may or may not show up. I’ve tried talking one-on-one with people but it’s a sieve.
Has anyone come across this type of business culture? I mean, this is BAD. They don’t even have templates for their contracts (though I finally found some after trying for 2 mos). I worked with another very large corp many years ago and it was NOTHING like this. There was some communication at least.
Is there a way to overcome this? There is also a very strict hierarchy. I can’t go above my mgr and he can’t go above his. I’ve made noise, but most people it seems come to work, blend into the woodwork, and collect a check. I REALLY want to succeed here since I relocated.
Something is really broken with this company. What can I do as low woman on the totem pole to fix it?????????
This company has over 50,000 employees. Opening up the directory and email list won’t get me far, unfortunately. Besides, they don’t have a common email system or a common calendar system.
Arthur
Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant, and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket.
It seemed a little strange. When the busboy brought our water and utensils, I noticed he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket.
Then I looked around saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets.
When the waiter came back to serve our soup I asked, “Why the spoon?”
“Well, “he explained, “the restaurant’s owners hired Andersen Consulting to revamp all our processes. After several months of analysis, they concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If our personnel are better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift.”
As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon and he was able to replace it with his spare. “I’ll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen instead of making an extra trip to get it right now.”
I was impressed. I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter’s fly. Looking around, I noticed that all the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies. So before he walked off, I asked the waiter, “Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?”
“Oh certainly!” Then he lowered his voice. “Not everyone is so observant. That consulting firm I mentioned also found out that we can save time in the restroom. By tying this string to the tip of you know what, we can pull it out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39 percent.
I asked “After you get it out, how do you put it back?”
“Well,” he whispered, “I don’t know about the others, but I use the spoon.”
Brian
Hello Justin !
My name is Sandy and I work for Acro Service Corp. Acro is a contract staffing company that provides IT, Engineering and Professional personnel to major corporations including AON.
Acro is headquartered in Livonia, MI & has been in business for over 25 years and currently employs approximately 2,500 people throughout the United States. Additional information about Acro can be found on our web-site: www.acrocorp.com.
We have the following contract opportunity with one of our clients AON in your area.
Please review the job description below in detail. Once you have gone through the job description you will find details about AON, the work culture and what AON expects from Acro employees working on AON Contract Opportunities.
Time is of great essence. In order for Acro to process your candidature and submit your resume for this contract opportunity with AON, please
a) Fill out the candidate questionnaire, &
b) Attach the latest version your resume as a MS Word document.
Position: Technical Associate
Client Location: 10880, Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90024-4104
Duration: 04 Months Contract to Hire position
Job Description: Under direct supervision, provides clerical and administrative support to the Aon business unit staff.
Will set up files, copy, word processing (letters), process certificates of insurance, process incoming and outgoing mail & faxes, and assist Account Managers with proposals and binders and special projects.
Word, Excel, keyboarding (35wpm). Above average oral and written communication skills.
DETAILS ABOUT AON
“AON Corporation, headquartered in Chicago IL pioneers in the fields of Insurance & Risk Management, Human Capital Consulting, Reinsurance domains. AON has a number of divisions and offices supporting these businesses all across the United States.
Due to diverse nature of their business. AON has critical needs for contract employees to be assigned to varied roles and responsibilities at various locations.
AON’s Expectations from Candidates Submitted by Acro :
a) Many AON Hiring Managers will hire based on the resume presented and the fact that Acro is representing the candidate. Your reputation and representation that you are fully capable of performing the job responsibilities that your resume states is very important as is our reputation for providing top quality people to our client. So please be prepared to potentially start the contract assignment without an interview.
b) After an interview , AON extends an offer to Acro either on the same day or within 24 hours, so that Acro can send the offer letter and setup the drug & background check for the candidate. The joining dates may vary from an immediate next day start to a few days. The best part is “if your interview goes well , AON would like to get you started ASAP”.
c) AON expects all the contractors working on the positions to adhere to the work schedule setup by the managers, including the break schedules. Additionally, In case of an emergency they expect the contractors to act professionally, and to notify Acro immediately and their respective hiring managers. Make sure when hired, to obtain the contact phone number for your respective hiring manager on your first day of work.
For the above AON contract positions, you will be an Acro employee and will be getting a pay check on a weekly basis utilizing an automated web based on-line time keeping system, the details of which will be provided to you once you get the offer.
QUESTIONAIRE :
a) What is your hourly expected wage rate (without holidays/vacations) :
b) What is your availability to interview?
c) How soon can you start on the position after an offer is extended?
d) Are you comfortable with the work commute and adhering to timings once you start your position with AON (Yes/No)
e) Acro has a commitment to maintain a drug free workplace. Are you comfortable in undergoing a drug and background check (Yes/No).
f) Are you comfortable to join the position as soon as possible after getting an offer from the client?
g) Do you authorize Acro Service Corporation to submit you on this position with AON as a sole representative (Yes/No).
NOTE: While sending your updated resume in word format please mention your phone number so that I can get back to you immediately before submitting your profile.
If you are not looking for any change at present then you can forward this requirement in your circle and if your reference gets selected for this position then you would get a referal cheque of $200 for each selection as per ACRO’s policy
Thanks & Regards,
Sandeep Kumar (Sandy)
Technical Recruiter
ACRO SERVICE CORP
39209 W. Six Mile Road
Suite 250
Livonia, MI 48152
www.acrocorp.com | E-mail : skumar@acrocorp.com
IM: sandy.recruiter@yahoo.com
Ph: 1-734-437-9224 Extn - 505 | Fax : 1-734-591-1217
Tim
