CEO is a great person, he’s kind and professional, but I think being a yes man really hurt the business. Always remember that the people in your ear are telling you what they want because it’s what’s best for them, not what’s best for the business. I think he tried and eventually got gutted over and over again which made him tired. I sincerely hope that this outcome is a lesson on what not to do and what can he do better.
Layoffs are layoffs, did we over hire yes, but would that have changed the outcome of the layoff, no. Business is business. A little more transparency would have been beneficial, instead of saying we’re on the right track and we’re hitting the numbers. I would rather know what’s coming so we can attempt to change it than be blindsided.
There were some managers who should not have been managers to be begin with. They did not support their team, and their expectations were far too high, so there was no room for error at all ever. There were managers who did not take accountability for their team and their teams outcomes.
