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Randall Case study - the Unsuccessful Executive

These traits can be found and they should be early-warning signs (cautionary tales) to currently unbeatable firms like AT&T, He see himself as dominating their environment

This habit may be the most insidious, since it appears to be highly desirable. Shouldn’t a company try to dominate its business environment, shape thefuture of its markets and set the pace within them? Yes,but there’s a catch. Unlike successful leaders, failed leaders who never question their dominance fail torealize they are at the mercy of changing circumstances.They vastly overestimate the extent to which they actually control events and vastly underestimate the role of chance and circumstance in their success, that is why He is in a battle with Google, like the child that can't allow anyone to have their used toy, CEOs who fall prey to this belief suffer from the illusion of personal pre-eminence

1: A lack of respect, keeping loyal employees in the dark about their careers

Like this habit, this one seems innocuous, perhaps even beneficial. We want business leaders to be completely committed to their companies, with their interests tightly aligned with those of the company. But digging deeper, you find that failed executives weren’t identifying too little with the company, but rather too much, he has failed the workers that made this company a great place to work

#2: A question of character

#3: He thinks he has tall the answers, The problem with this picture is that it’s a fraud, was fond of not demonstrating his ability to sort out difficult issues, where we were talking about a particularly complex acquisitios, like the TMobile and DTV particurarly

#3: A leader without followers

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Post ID: @1fan+JKt4kSz

I find it interesting that this post is being buried.

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Post ID: @tya+JKt4kSz

I actually think there is a time and place for a charismatic leader -they serve a purpose in down times (with the Jim Jones exceptions-since koolaid is mentioned a lot here :)) but someone like a Randy needs a tighter reign and direction.

It's proven (T-Mobile/dtv and even the failed yahoo Buy) that he needs to be told no and not just by the FCC.

The rub with these personalities are they don't accept nor can see their limitations and personal failings. They don't know when to step aside and there's always one more expensive buy right around the corner - to turn it all around.

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Post ID: @bph+JKt4kSz

He is the Chairman though...that's the problem. He basically answers to no one and the institutional investors who he has some accountibility too are so far removed...they easily can drink the koolaid and pixie dust Randall throws around.

It's already been written here he has charisma and a wide tooth smile and demeanor that is in unmatched. It's intoxicating. I've been at those town halls and felt almost high after watching him. The problem is what he's peddling isn't real and depending how closely you work with his initiatives/reality is how quickly you fall from the sweet talk rush.

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Post ID: @vvi+JKt4kSz

What I find both hilarious and disturbing is his insistence that he be referred to as "The Chairman".

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Post ID: @dof+JKt4kSz

This write up is brilliant....these traits are symptomatic of a personality disorder that sort of worked during that high time of the late 80s wallstreet era. I sort of disagree with him not having followers. Randy's been blessed with a certain unchallenged/unchecked charismatic power.

No board member/institutional investor is questioning any of his assumption. I'm telling you if there was a musk/bezos/zuck type of board participant/leader he would have been gone after T-Mobile.

Everyone talks about culture, but it's the cult of personality that "thrives" under this old school way of business. He wants a software company without doing any of the cultural work. Dude is totally bottom line driven, but his makeup precludes him from driving meaningful and systemic change because he's the smartest guy in the room unaware that culture is where the money is.

He's also a gambler. Whose got that shiny object Meyer yahoo buy everything syndrome. Who comes too late to the party.

I asked 5 years ago on a town hall why we weren't developing content (content is the new currency) and I was rather specific in my idea. Randy said we weren't in the content business. Lol. Now we are...

Btw I was laid off recently. Landed quickly where I should have been. So I guess that's a blessing.

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