It didn’t feel energizing. Several leaders came through with fatigues and those were reelected back. How do we expect the behaviors to change to drive ownership and accountability with same people who didn’t seem to be interested in owning their previous decisions, or designs and low energy in walking in this new expectation.
Time to hand off many batons to people who care and new leadership. Until that happens, things will not magically get better.
@xk Fascinating theory, but completely off. Imagine thinking you have to be an SVP or a VP to actually do something good for the company. Maybe redirect that energy toward the actual issue being discussed instead of playing detective, Inspector Clouseau.
@rc it looks like you’re one of those SVPs or VPs they brought to Sunbury. Hope you have done something good for the company during this trip!
@a2 It would behoove you to educate yourself before commenting, lest you look ignorant or uninformed. Neither of which is a desirable attribute for an employee. Perhaps the company should consider removing you from the payroll. First, those weren’t VPs… they were SVPs and they were already in the UK for a meeting with the C-Suite. Second, if the ‘Christmas’ Party you’re referring to is the GoA ‘Holiday’ Party, the team in London didn’t cancel it, as it wasn’t their party. Third, if you were at all familiar with the T&E policy then you would know that most of those people were allowed to fly Business Class given the duration of their flights. So please, do yourself and all of us a favor and educate yourself before spouting off about things you clearly know nothing about.
@d9 aw, diddums. Ain’t you got some boots to lick?
@dc Aren't they able to cancel the lease / find new tennants?
@a2 money doesn't matter.....they're starting up the new London office while continuing to pay the rent on an empty Sunbury site for the next ten years.
@az you're saying you present a lot better then? Would be nice if you fixed it, become their BA and coach them or something. Still do complain, but at least from a better vantage, not the "I'm complaining about things being subpar when I can't do them either" space.
Just wondering why we didn’t get a transfusion at the EVP and SVP level. This can’t be the winning team, can it?
Waste of everyone’s time. An under-prepared word salad so light on content it could have floated away like a fa-t on the breeze. The old man is just taking his coin and looks to have given up. Time to toddle off to the “grape farm”! As for the others - behold what horrors await in the wings! No ownership, no contrition, no empathy, no ideas. Bp like Arnie pleading with the predator to ki-l him (only no ulterior motive) - hihohiho, off to dignitas we go!
@a2 Yep. I heard him saying they will model the behaviors of ownership but didn’t hear how he will do it. Someone said they will travel more , in response to feedback of field wanting to see leaders more.
@a5 I think it was helpful for me to get a sense from the leaders of their wishful thinking about the projects that they are excited but not much in substance on how they will execute them. Because they don’t know yet. They are preaching the same monologue which is consistent from the past. Back to my point, if you want to change people, you need to change people, with the right minds and the ones can provide clarity on how they are going to execute the priorities.
Unbelievable, why had another webcast without sharing any new information? These people must have just loved hearing themselves talk
How much do you think all that travel expense bp for all the VPs to be there? If TSI can support from across the world; then I think the VPs can read anonymous questions and give mumbo jumbo political answers from thier respective offices.
They cancelled our Christmas Party but have no problem flying all these people out (highly doubt it was economy class) to talk to us about improving our balance sheets. They need to practice what they preach.