#leadership

With the release of the E files, ya'll know, I'm not about to type any more details than that...

I have to ask. Has anyone searched through our current BoD? Leadership Chain? Or priors who've left? I think we would all love to know the company is at least clean of that... if not much else.

Serious question: does anyone else feel like we’re past the ‘planning’ phase and already in the ‘waiting for the shoe to drop’ phase?

Big leadership announcements, but no full org charts below first line, no clear direction, and oddly few real comms.

Feels familiar.

Is she just a cheerleader and goes around doing meet and greets since she has failed at all her jobs and others had to take them over. Why is she still around while other real working and accomplished people are being laid off ?

I left 2 months ago for a competitor and didn’t even get so much more in salary, but I do not regret it at all.

The culture out there is so much better in many ways. No one is breathing down your neck and expecting you to work every moment. I feel respected and heard here. I hope you guys make it out too!

Surprised it took so long to occur. That last crew did not perform at all. Did a lot of bad stuff to lower ranks - intentional or not. Stock price at $1.38 today.

Does anyone know what the secret meetings are for in Coral this week? Takis is here with other leadership.

I've attended a few Leadership update calls since Dan announced results and I've heard the phrase 'find another gear' or similar used a few times now.

Do any of you have another gear to go upto? I don't know about y'all but since VSP & the last round of RIFs, I've been in top gear constantly covering my work and that of several others, and have nothing more left to give, I'm burnt out.

I guess they expect me to give up even more of my own personal time to help Dan get his payout. It ain't happening!

Will MW man up and address the complete dysfunction and crushed morale? Will he admit he doesn't care about America anymore?

Is he gonna layoff.com everyone

Leadership seems he-l-bent on cost-cutting. But there's always a breaking point.

2025 had a brilliant divestiture and acquisition. What will 2026 bring?
The DL on Suriname
Is Alaska a distraction?
Leadership survives another year
Stock price estimate 12/2026

$1 trillion valuation first for non tech company. Stock thru the roof. And here is Nike claiming to be a tech company under JD and continuing to underwhelm both in tech and product.
Sure it's not a 1 to 1 comparison but goes to show competent leadership can weather headwinds like tariffs which if anything expose Walmart equally if not more! And BTW a lot of the Walmart growth is attributed to astute use of technology.
Few years back had the opportunity to join Walmart tech, back then Nike was the cool kid so I didn't consider it... Dang it!

Ashley is out. Probably didn’t want all those layoffs planned on her back.

I left DXC a long time back. I see Drum is at the top of the top table making even more moolah. What did he do? Did he actually consolidate those payroll and HR systems? Did he actually improve the companies processes? Just asking as it looks like the boy done good. And what happened to Mary? If I recall she was revamping HR olat $1m an email.

In record time. Trimmed some fat and driven the stock price where it hasn't been in years. Keep it going

I've been with SAP for many years and I still trust most of the management but today's call really breaks my trust in it.

Why is management blaming shareholders for the stock price going down? Why can't they take accountability because they set the strategy?

Why is management blaming employees saying we aren't doing as well as we can? We're consistently overperforming even with less resources than before, employees are burnt out and they're setting higher and higher targets for each year. Why can't they allow more budget for areas that need investments?

Why is management trying for share buybacks and layoffs at the same time? They both need a lot of cash flow and the share price rise is modest at best. We're losing budget that can be put to better use instead. Buybacks seem completely unnecessary and layoffs make us lose good employees who can support other initiatives.

Why does management keep talking about Palantir in every fr3aking call? I am tired of comparisons between Palantir and SAP as they are very different companies with a vastly different customer base. I don't understand CK's obsession with Peter Thiel. Our business models are different and we should focus on ours instead of trying to be more like Palantir.

Why isn't management looking into customer feedback around AI? I herd several times that customers aren't understanding AI enough or that they are not using it correctly or that they aren't finding the right tool or whatever new excuse. Microsoft already showed that Copilot generated revenue in the short term because it was forced to be a part of every Microsoft product. But they didn't get the adoption they expected and customers aren't willing to pay more for AI if it doesn't generate additional value for them. SAP needs to work on AI but the focus should be on generating value for customer not on AI adoption of SAP products. So far, Joule has been a failure.

I am tired, boss.

I want less layoffs. I want our management to be more accountable. How do we move on from here? CK and DA are only doubling down on this messaging and SAP's been going downhill.

We manage our employees. We’re supposed to push them for higher goals. But we don’t get to compensate the employees we want to.

Not sure how you guys think

Sorry you had to miss that summer Olympics game tickets you had.

Here’s a want. I want leaders who aren't total mo--ns. I want leaders who don't cut their employees 401k match before their over inflated salary. I want a less toxic culture that doesn't promote snake oil salesman over actual innovators. Or are those needs???

I don't know how I could dislike this person more. Maybe if he disparaged his brother or something to a live work audience… oh wait…

Focus on everything but solving real problems.

Extra guards now showing up. Next round is here. Directors and Senior Directors will have options to step down to managers of ICs not even senior managers. Treated like store managers in the retail industry that is all they are good for anyway. Your only hope is to move to a completed team like marketing or care.

Enrique Lores proved to be a deeply flawed leader in my view, prioritizing Latin American executives and DEI-driven hires over proven merit and technical expertise.
The multiple restructurings under his watch stripped the company of critical talent and institutional knowledge, leaving HP severely weakened.
With his departure, it's a genuinely positive day for HP—hopefully it's not too late for the company to recover, rebuild its core strengths, and return to prioritizing performance and innovation

The Young Professionals Association of Louisville will begin a leadership search. Executive Director Grace Huneck is stepping down. Her departure is planned for this spring. The organization seeks a new leader. This search aims to fill the Executive Director role.

https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2026/02/02/ypal-executive-director-stepping-down.html

New hires. New changes. What are your thoughts?

This lady and her puppets are ridiculous. If we could all be so fortunate to get paid millions of dollars to run companies to the ground none of us would worry about being laid off. Contracts for these people are ridiculous. You know even if she was let go her payout would be so crazy that her life style would not change and she would go down the road to the next corporate office and show them how much money she saved FIS and the cycle would start all over again.

Through the rumor mill ….. protocol and AM are next. Their leaders will tell them they are safe and no way WRS can do what they do….. lies. All lies. Whole place is lies.

I’m very satisfied with the outcome, especially seeing some leadership changes within DVN. Unfortunately, certain individuals were placed in leadership roles they were not prepared for. In Lea County specifically, the superintendent J.C has consistently shown poor judgment, an inability to make independent decisions, and a pattern of advancing personal relationships rather than merit. Like J.M

Moving forward, we need reliable, decisive leaders who can take ownership, make tough calls, and lead teams effectively, not individuals who rely on favoritism or avoidance.

Let’s be honest…AW is the epitome of a worthless good ole boy. He brings absolutely nothing to the table except for his frat like behavior. How does this guy keep going? But he will keep getting applause.

Today's word

It took a while. The financial turmoil is going to reveal a lot about a decade of corporate failure to strategize. I suspect we'll also discover that discarding human capital, treating people as a low-value input, has always been the stupidest mistake, driven entirely by short-term greed. A textbook example of cutting the branch you are sitting on.

Writing on the wall for GVS and mid market reps RIP

Investors have already lost patience with HPE, the worst performing AI hardware play. Neri has zero vision for growth and McDonald keeps shrinking his own business unit. The two must go. Rami isn't all that good either, missed the cyber security bo-m to PANW and FTNT and failed in CSP to ANET, but he's still better then Neri and McDonald.

Bill is incredibly pompous and smug. Dude is out of touch and needs to resign ASAP!

Have a read in the link below, what are your thoughts on this article? "If overhiring or underperformance was the true problem, /…/ the companies should question their leaders, who green-lit the overhiring and may have failed to develop productive roles for their employees." https://thehustle.co/originals/why-layoffs-dont-work?_bhlid=21e02204eafb215d6fdabdea39d43e71e0027ce2

Can someone clarify whether there are formal guidelines or norms around reporting structures, specifically, whether Senior Directors can have only Band 4 roles reporting to them and no Band 5 (Principal/Director) roles?

Since CC became CEO in May, 2019:
TRU: 23%
S&P: 144%
EFX: 68%

And yet it's other people getting fired. What am I missing?

With all the layoffs and people quittin... and morale in the absolute toilet, does anyone in the ELT really believe that this ship isn't sinking further and further with every layoff? How many fingers are left to stick in the di-e.

Saw COED mentioned in a post and have heard it mentioned before but have no idea what it stands for or how the process works. It has to do with approving roles but that is all I know. Meets once a month? Who can shed light on this? What does it stand for? What does it do? Who is in it?

The title says it all.