Jonathan, they should have designed an all-new single aisle aircraft as Alan Mulally recommended. Instead, the CEOs cut R&D to buy bs k stock…..

I predict Calhoun will step aside as soon as they have a CEO. My fear is that they will appoint another insider who will try to fix things in Short-term without the courage to undertake the massive overhaul required.
The roots of these problems go back to the board’s decisions…

Great chart.
Yes, this triggered the money era and shifted wealth from manufacturing and service industries to financial firms

Well said, Peter. There are many exceptional, authentic female leaders running organizations today and producing great results with healthy cultures.

Yes indeed. These boards sat idly by as their organizations imploded from within by misguided leaders. Same with GM and Chrysler boards pre-2009 bankruptcy.

Indeed it did, Tom.
This is why I have been such a strong advocate for authentic leaders committed to build great organizations for the long-term, and such a critical of leaders who play the self-interested, short-term game and damn the long-term impact.
In retrospect, it is…

And look at all the damage his disciples have wrought, Tom, with their focus on maximizing short-term profits, taking huge comp in stock gains and bailing out before the long-term consequences were realized.

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Or they have never been trained in leadership , just management.

Why did the Boeing board waste five years since the second Max crashed, doing nothing to correct their deep cultural problems or correct evident mistakes like a flawed supply chain, no quality or safety culture and continuing to promote two badly compromised airplanes in the 737…

Indeed, Bob, Good boss, bad boss is a great book.
The question is, why do executives tolerate bad bosses?

Thank you, Tom.
You know better than anyone

Indeed it is!

Bill George The most significant error of American business in the last 75 years has been the prioritization of control over inspiration

In frontline jobs in the workplace, not studying, consulting or analyzing others’ actions.
It is as simple as the difference between an athlete who is on the field and the coach or fan watching from the sidelines

Thank you, Bob.
Your book, “The No-Asshole Rule” captured these traits better than any other.

In writing about 'the magic of middle managers' in this Op-ed David Brooks gets it only 50% right: his idea that middle managers should create magic with joy, generativity, attentiveness is the way I believe they SHOULD manage, but it is NOT how they actually manage.

At least…

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