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IBM Chief Still Pushing for Harder Workers: IBM Chairman John Akers, who lectured managers in April about complacent employees in the face of declining market share, took his frustrations to his work force in an electronic memo, according to a published report. Akers on Friday sent an electronic message to employees reiterating his original point that employees need to work harder, The New York Times reported. “I am convinced that some of our people do not understand that they have a deeply personal stake in declining market share, revenue and profits,” the article quoted Akers as writing.