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WESCON '69-Tke Big Shmo HP Adds More Elbow Room Cr088ley'8 Million S(J'U4re Miles _.HPARCHIVE.com from our president's desk I HAVE MENTIONED many times over the years, do have a great deal of know-how available throughout the the most valuable resource we have in our company is corporation to solve difficult problems. Often a person who the skill and imagination of our people. Certainly the has a problem to be solved is reluctant to ask for help. He engineering inventiveness represented by our new products feels that a request for assistance may somehow reflect has been a very significant factor in our growth and success. adversely on his own ability. On the contrary, it is much Perhaps equally important is the vast amount of know-how more important that a problem be solved well and quickly which we apply to our day-to-day manufacturing, marketing, than it is to determine who solved it. and administrative tasks. To ask for help is not a sign of ignorance or incapability; As I walk around our plants, I am greatly impressed by the it is a sign of wisdom, maturity, and competence. I would ingenuity which has been utilized in solving a myriad of pro- encourage each of you, whatever your job, to look around duction problems. There is ample evidence of innovation in and see what knowledge and guidance you can obtain from the more complex procedures and processes. Jobs which we others to help you perform more effectively. Our great wealth once considered difficult or impossible are being done with of know-how is yours for the asking. Your opportunity to apparent ease. But it is also evident that many people are grow in your job will be greatly enlarged as you develop the thinking about how to do even the simple jobs better and ability to take advantage of this know-how in your day-to-day faster. activities. We have some definite procedures for expanding this im- We can enhance our progress and strength by innovation portant know-how, and for making it available to all groups in new products. Similarly, we can enhance our progress and throughout the corporation. We have specialists in many strength by innovation in every other function of our com- functional areas, people who have unusual background and pany-in manufacturing processes and techniques, quality experience and who also have shown the ability to put their control, sales and service, office procedures-literally every- special knowledge to practical use. where. This can best be done by teamwork and the free ex- A large number of these specialists are in Ralph Lee's