Some of the best run companies are employee owned as long as it is not an elite group who think they know it all, but are nothing but great at stupid K!$$!ng. My former employer suffered from the dreaded illness of stupid K!$$!ng and P.C. the point where some of the customers came down with a butt rash!
The company I work for now is privately owned and we are a team dedicated to a quality product and we work hard to make it happen.
One advantage Harley Davidson had over other companies was the fact that the Bikers who took over had one thing in common from the CEO to the Delivery truck driver, their passion for a quality product. Jeep people could pull it off like Harley Davidson, but they will need to weed out every one who does not share the passion for a great product. We could all hope and dream.
Steve
