tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post3475363413481649681..comments2024-03-27T15:55:32.875+01:00Comments on W-wa Jeziorki: The Polish individualist Michael Dembinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-54983400500020252572016-01-31T16:46:01.525+01:002016-01-31T16:46:01.525+01:00@ Anonymous:
Many thanks for your kind words! Mak...@ Anonymous:<br /><br />Many thanks for your kind words! Makes writing worthwhile :-)<br /><br />@ Bob:<br /><br />Glad you're keeping up while on holiday - I'm back in Warsaw 19 Feb, Lent - so beery catch-up will wait till after Easter!Michael Dembinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-54814367636024971332016-01-31T16:37:42.708+01:002016-01-31T16:37:42.708+01:00Michael - on vacation in the US and have eschewed ...Michael - on vacation in the US and have eschewed all things Polish while here. Chris however suggested I look at this post and I am glad he did. You are, as they say in the UK, 'spot on'. As you know I was part of the team that started PTK (now UPC) in Poland in 1990 and the human resources issues I can speak about would easily fill an evening at the pub - perhaps we can collaborate :) and have a discussion and you can do a post about it - mid-Feb?<br />Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-5097233429608296202016-01-29T09:41:24.767+01:002016-01-29T09:41:24.767+01:00excellent post Michael and really thought provokin...excellent post Michael and really thought provoking. I read most of your blog but rarely leave comments. Keep up the great work as its a highlight of my time online reading your thoughts and comments. Many thanks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-21997465517796614592016-01-28T07:58:37.219+01:002016-01-28T07:58:37.219+01:00@ Paddy:
The Polish mittelstand is at a crossroads...@ Paddy:<br />The Polish mittelstand is at a crossroads - either it can keep developing as it has done - with great success - this past quarter-century, or it can up its game, think global and really scale up its operations, as the German mittelstand did starting from the 1960s. To do so, it must take on board more open management styles, including empowerment of employees ('bottom-up continuous improvement') and flatter hierarchies. <br /><br />@ Bartek:<br />"Combination of Polish indywidualizm and British teamwork" - exactly right. 303 Sqn was the top-scoring unit in the Battle of Britain because raw Polish pluck, tenacity and skill was married with British training, technique and technology. There's huge upside in the British-Polish business cooperation!Michael Dembinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-72510334830249941262016-01-27T13:13:16.314+01:002016-01-27T13:13:16.314+01:00I agree that new generation of Polish nation behav...I agree that new generation of Polish nation behaviour come from the schools. And because schools are run by the old rules, pupils will act the same as the generation of my parents. I think combination of Polish indywidualizm and British Team work is a great power, that we can build in time with benefit for both societies. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065182075861648772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-14522393780331667162016-01-27T08:57:28.092+01:002016-01-27T08:57:28.092+01:00Fascinating post. I'm reminded of the cliche o...Fascinating post. I'm reminded of the cliche of the Polish love of the dashing cavalryman - the swordsman relying on his individual skill with a sabre - described by the Wehrmacht in '39 as follows "Polskie żołnierz jest brawurowy, niewymagający, chętny, twardy i wytrzymały w marszu, lepszy w natarciu aniżeli w obronie". Could that pluckiness explain the rise of the family owned Polish mittelstand despite all the difficulties in the 90s and put Poland's young entrepreneurs in IT and tech in good stead? Hope so. Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163232911999188637noreply@blogger.com