Dear Ginni:
At IBM only cronies are allowed to walk out of meetings. The rest are under threat of insubordination for speaking their minds. You have unwittingly encouraged bullies over five years, instead of creative thinkers.
For a change, why don't you walk around the company in person and take a look for yourself at what your management team really manages. Stop depending on your C-suite and sweet-talking senior management. See first-hand what a political mess IBM has become in 5 years.
Or please ask your successor to make it their first order of business in case you aren't around after the 24th.
Your friend in difficult times.