#37: Follow the leader - part 1
Here we go again, layoffs and conflict between unions and management.
These reports always remind me of the Chapter 11 I was involved in. We turned around a retail company, operating in 5 countries, in 18 months. Obviously, as a consultant, I would like to take much of the credit. But I know what really did it.
Like all ‘real’ CEOs, my client had a company car. Unlike most CEOs, his car was 10 years old. Without saying a word, he had claimed the moral high ground, planted his standard and demonstrated what behavior was expected. And every one, from executives to shop stewards to union members, got the message, rolled up their sleeves and made it happen.
This was my client’s first time as CEO - maybe he just did not know how a CEO was expected to behave.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2006 James Henry McIntosh
These reports always remind me of the Chapter 11 I was involved in. We turned around a retail company, operating in 5 countries, in 18 months. Obviously, as a consultant, I would like to take much of the credit. But I know what really did it.
Like all ‘real’ CEOs, my client had a company car. Unlike most CEOs, his car was 10 years old. Without saying a word, he had claimed the moral high ground, planted his standard and demonstrated what behavior was expected. And every one, from executives to shop stewards to union members, got the message, rolled up their sleeves and made it happen.
This was my client’s first time as CEO - maybe he just did not know how a CEO was expected to behave.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2006 James Henry McIntosh
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