Thank you for your title ideas — there are some good ones. If you think of any more, please send them along. I think it’s time for me to decide on a prize for the best idea.
This week we are working on creating a list of SAIC “turning points,” that is, a time (or period of time) when a conscious decision was made in the company to do things differently, and the company turned to make it happen. For example, our participation in the America’s Cup led to the realization by me that PR was not a bad thing, but instead that PR could bring good people and good business to SAIC. What are your key turning points in SAIC history — from the company’s founding, until I left in 2004 — and how did these turning points impact the company and employees, both in the short term and long term?
Click on the comments link to share your thoughts.
– Bob
Here are my responses to previous weeks’ comments:
Pam Peters (Week 14): I seem to remember two ethics committees, an employee ethics committee and a board of directors ethics committee. Both committees were very instrumental in responding to situations. There was also a hotline which allowed employees to report unethical behavior anonymously if they preferred. These vehicles, and probably others, played a key role in maintaining the high ethical standards of the company.