The most telling line in the story is:
“The innovations she tried to implement didn’t sit well with some of the firm’s staff, the Wall Street Journal reported last week, citing sources familiar with the matter.”
I like how the source said “staff” rather than “leadership”. Since when does “the staff” have anything to say in what innovations the bank implements? Let’s call a spade a spade: she tried to get Charlie to place our customers’ needs and his employees’ engagement above his own. We just can’t get the concept of putting our customers first. We will never repair the bank’s reputation until we put the correct person at the helm.
Secondarily, I have empathy for any woman who has to try to go up against The Boys Club around here. They can preach diversity in all the meetings, make us take classes, set hiring goals, etc. But true change starts with the actions (not the words) at the top. The Boys Club today is no less entrenched than it was 30 years ago.