Hold on now, you are making a lot of assumptions here FOD, I never said, or suggested the current Postmaster General was the right man for the job. Really, he is just another politically appointed governmental bureaucrat as far as I am concerned. The problem with such government appointees is that they have no real vested interest in their organizations. As I previously stated, I am opposed to such governmental bureaucrat appointments. Again, my principal point is that the hard truth is that the level of management required for the postal service is just not a core competency of our federal government.
You are entitled to your opinion here and the theories which you are promoting. We seem to be aligned on some of the core points, but not so much on others. However just to be clear I am not being emotional with respect to this topic and would suggest that you may want to consider taking a bit of your own advice. I am however speaking with some experience as I do understand what it takes to run an effective organization and the elements which it takes to facilitate that task. I am confident there is massive waste of both financial and physical resources within the current USPS model. You have to wonder what their cost of service might actually be if the the business had an effective strategy and was competently managed? Now I will tell you what I do think is foolish; treating the USPS as a public utility. I have had the privilege of working with many Fortune 500 and Fortune 250 organizations for over 40 years. Specifically, more than 350 at last count. Many of those companies are leaders in their business space who built their organizations on innovation, listening to their employees & clients, adopting an environment of constant business improvement evolution, offering a fair value exchange, providing exceptional service and investing in a quality workforce. Interestingly, not a single one of the those organizations is, or has ever been a public utility. In fact public utilities and municipalities historically are notorious for lack of innovation, being adverse to change and failure to adopt technology to improve their service or client experience. The condition of the outdated water infrastructure in most American towns and cities is evidence of that data point. However, those utilities are exceptionally good at utilizing late fee charges and generating creative service fees as those are the only revenue generation levers they have available to pull. Yes, I have worked with many of those as well.
In summary I agree the current model is flawed, not sustainable and needs to change. Also, I do not feel the USPS should be thought of as an entitlement, rather it is a critical service that should be seriously run as such. It will take serious changes and significantly better oversight to facilitate improvement. The question here really is this: 'Who' has the appetite and expertise to best facilitate that type of dramatic change; the public or private sector?"
You are entitled to your opinion here and the theories which you are promoting. We seem to be aligned on some of the core points, but not so much on others. However just to be clear I am not being emotional with respect to this topic and would suggest that you may want to consider taking a bit of your own advice. I am however speaking with some experience as I do understand what it takes to run an effective organization and the elements which it takes to facilitate that task. I am confident there is massive waste of both financial and physical resources within the current USPS model. You have to wonder what their cost of service might actually be if the the business had an effective strategy and was competently managed? Now I will tell you what I do think is foolish; treating the USPS as a public utility. I have had the privilege of working with many Fortune 500 and Fortune 250 organizations for over 40 years. Specifically, more than 350 at last count. Many of those companies are leaders in their business space who built their organizations on innovation, listening to their employees & clients, adopting an environment of constant business improvement evolution, offering a fair value exchange, providing exceptional service and investing in a quality workforce. Interestingly, not a single one of the those organizations is, or has ever been a public utility. In fact public utilities and municipalities historically are notorious for lack of innovation, being adverse to change and failure to adopt technology to improve their service or client experience. The condition of the outdated water infrastructure in most American towns and cities is evidence of that data point. However, those utilities are exceptionally good at utilizing late fee charges and generating creative service fees as those are the only revenue generation levers they have available to pull. Yes, I have worked with many of those as well.
In summary I agree the current model is flawed, not sustainable and needs to change. Also, I do not feel the USPS should be thought of as an entitlement, rather it is a critical service that should be seriously run as such. It will take serious changes and significantly better oversight to facilitate improvement. The question here really is this: 'Who' has the appetite and expertise to best facilitate that type of dramatic change; the public or private sector?"
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