Just as an accumulation of smaller medical conditions may combine to create a major impairment, a series of flawed leaders can eventually produce disaster.
Each of those characters departed amid at least muted cheers, fine dinners, and whatever the symbolic equivalent is of a gold watch and it was only later that their "fumbles" - to use a kind word - were widely acknowledged.
If they are recognized at all. I've seen organizations where a series of CEOs adopted and continued practices that were seriously flawed. As a result, the standards were altered so substandard practices became acceptable if not commendable. The cultural "doctrine" was rewritten on a particular issue. What had been "D" or "F" performance was now an "A" or "B."
Once those assumptions are locked in, serious effort is needed to pull them out.
No comments:
Post a Comment