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This review was shared with the entire Leadership Team as soon as it came to our attention. While we will not go over every point in this submission, there are some key elements we would like to respond to as we take all reviews, and the reputation of our company—both internally and externally--very seriously.
As a Leadership Team we are acutely aware that we have asked the organization and its people to embrace change on several fronts in the past two years. No business can rely on past performance as a guarantee for future success; we know we must adapt this wonderful company to meet a world that relies more heavily on technology and speed. Implementing new systems and processes are not easy things to do, and they are rarely done without some bumps along the way.
Canceling the All-Hands meeting in Las Vegas was a very difficult decision to make -- and certainly was neither contemplated nor communicated while the Leadership Team was in Las Vegas. A sales meeting happened to be held in Las Vegas due to its low travel and hospitality rates.
And if the writer had listened to what Ann relays about where our business is headed, he or she would know that we are not trying to be like Uber or Lyft, and that our value proposition is very different(though equally compelling).
We do agree, however, with the writer’s “crazy idea” about having leadership visit the offices. In fact, after canceling our All Hands meeting, members of the Leadership Team have gone to great lengths to visit offices and have mini town halls along the way.
We do want to hear what’s working and what’s not and we are committed to supporting all our teams to do the work they take such pride in, in the most efficient and effective way.
Finally, I invite anyone who wishes to have a direct conversation with me about any feedback that can help the Leadership Team help all of you, please reach out to me. We are all committed to doing anything and everything to achieve great success for everyone in the organization.