Comments on: a tale of salary cuts, new hires, and talent departing

By: fran

fran — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:46:43 +0000

thanks for your comments. and yes, what you do communicates so much more than what you write.

both of you might be interested in a harvard post on furloughs “torpedoing” employee dedication, also published this week: http://bit.ly/1AJPQ

By: David Janus

David Janus — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:55:54 +0000

Nice post.

Sounds like an “actions speak louder than words” sort of situation. I’m guessing that the pay cuts were announced with a we’re-all-taking-one-for-the-team kind of spin which, from your description, would have been disingenuous.

So maybe another takeaway from the story is not only that everything communicates but that, in the end, you can try to communicate all you want, but it’s your actions that will be noted and remembered.

By: autom

autom — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:49:26 +0000

it’s harrowing to admit that i’ve seen these types of scenarios time and again. this brings to light some deeply rooted inefficiencies in organizations bogged down either by intense political pressure or sheer lack of accountability and insight.

you called it well. and if one could chalk this up to poor thought leadership, i’d say (as i tweeted once before): so many thought leaders, so little thought.

thanks for sharing – a