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“Management by Walking Around”

Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard interacting with employees. Hewlett is tinkering with an instrument while the others look on. Enlarge
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Date: 1965

Bill and Dave practiced an innovative management style that included “Management by Walking Around” or MBWA, shown here being practiced in the company’s Loveland, Colorado, facility. MWBA assumed that there was no substitute for personal involvement and one-on-one communication to make sure everyone from the bottom to the top of the company had the support to perform at their best.

Tags: 1960s • 1965 • Bill Hewlett • Colorado • Dave Packard • facility • HP Way • Loveland

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