And rightfully so. This movement, fueled by moral and economic shifts in other sectors, began to redefine a workers mindset. Hence it's no surprise that worker loyalty in the latter part of the 20th and early part of the 21st century has hit an all time low. In today's economy, automation, offshore production and outsourcing have redefined the allegiance a company has to its workforce and its workforce to the company. Corporate profits and their impact on Wall Street and to shareholder expectations have become the new dictator of corporate policy.
Corporate profits seem to rise expedientially to work ethic decline.
Welch further explains that there are four types of employees. And to let someone go who gets the job done is yet another unnatural act. But we have to remove the fouth type because they have the power, by themselves, to destroy the open, informal, trust-based culture we need to win today and tomorrow. They weaken the trust of our entire organization. Corporations will soon be constructing integrity Web sites highlighting their values policies.