Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:59:03 -0400
Reply-To: James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
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Now it's Friday.
Reported by whom? I've met a lot of CEOs over the years, mostly in SMEs - their average shelf life was a lot more than two years.
James
Ottawa, ON
> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:21:35 -0700
> From: rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> Dear vanagonitera who can not wait til Friday and apologies to MODs
> Average shelf life of a North American ceo is reported to be less than 2
> years - please don't bring up the outlier long term ones - this is an
> average meaning there are a few at the top and bottom and a whole bunch in
> the less than 2 year bracket - the resignation or high turn over is not
> daily news and often only followed by people interested in the company- the
> brand or that particular Ceo
>
> This is not in any way Vanagon related of course - simply has to do with
> the brand which is also not really us as most VW dealer do not have a clue
> about a Vanagon
>
> Regards
>
> On Wednesday, September 23, 2015, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Winterkorn's resignation illustrates one of those cultural divides that
> > separates Canada and the US from Europe and Asia.
> >
> > Winterkorn is hardly the first German CEO or higher-up to resign when
> > something like this happens - it's a matter of honour, and taking
> > responsibility. You see the same behaviour in Japanese CEOs, and elsewhere
> > in Europe and Asia.
> >
> > Whereas North American CEOs hardly ever resign over such things....
> >
> > James
> > Ottawa, ON
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:58:13 -0500
> > > From: jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM <javascript:;>
> > > Subject: VW
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <javascript:;>
> > >
> > > VW Germanyhas really stepped into it with this software debacle. Bad
> > > enough to get the CEO to resign.
> > >
> > > That's quite something.
> > >
> > > John
> >
>
>
>
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