Are the rumors true?
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My favorite part of ELG is their complete inability to address some of the more pressing issues our organization faces. How much of that offsite is focused on not only having an actual vision for your business unit, but one that spans beyond a single year? As a working group, how much are they focused on being realistic and collaborative about their timelines, dependencies, and budget vs competing and backstabbing each other to get pet projects done?
It can't possibly be true - DR and the rest of the ELG are off at a lavish 2 day retreat in Lake Geneva right now where they'll be wined and dined and get nothing done...they wouldn't dare spend money like that when the rest of the org is expected to hold the line, would they?
Yes
One of DR’s advisors/consultants he worked with at HP (M@rk) was brought in to help DR. DR then wanted to fire an employee call her/him Jane/John Doe but come to find out Mark some bad choices at the holiday party and DR tried to cover up his actions.
Let’s just say the employee was able to save their job move to a different dept when this came to light. Another shining example of who DR is, not ethical, does not have the best interests of the employees in his sight.
Distance yourself from his group and him, it’s a good old fashion implode session. Continue to share stories like this to highlight what HR has become under DR’s guidance.
If you see something or hear something unethical, don’t be afraid to use ethics@northwesternmutual.com. The book thing is pretty widely known in the HR dept, people just shrug as that’s DR, it’s good for his brand so he will do whatever.
You would of thought that the silver fox could of used his departments money a little better to save layoffs. Heard he brought in a vendor product to the tone of 600k so he could get referenced in a book by Ashutosh Garg. Never installed did not solve any business problems just a pay for play scheme with company money. Let’s just say when you meet DR you don’t think of ethical fox.
Again like others have said why have creative thinking when you can bring in your yes men and women. Definitely a step back in the HR department since DR has been here. Unless you love Workday, you know he installed it 6-10 times depending on when he references it. He most have stock in that company, one trick pony.
CM continues to hang upside down outside JES's window just waiting for him to retire so he can fly in and sit down. Silver Fox is getting his lines memorized for the next Viagra commercial once he gets shown the door.
That is what we heard about HR that there was going to be some pairing down of staff and reorgs. Heard this was to bring us in line for budget and slowing of recruiting. We were told to keep options open.
Heard that HR is going to be shook up. They are going to be pulling back on recruiting as the market tightens. DR will be out with the upcoming announcement of JS’s forecasted replacement. JS is not happy with DR’s performance over the last 24 months. Not staffing up for the need of tech staff and not being able to retain them. The board is looking looking for someone that is better positioned to run HR not someone who has fireside stories about how good he was.
We will see if this is like NS departure when the express scripts gang left town. You would think so because all these people worked with DR before and could not find their own jobs.
Note if you ever have to tell someone how good you are, usually you are not. As others have said may DR silver over 70 commercials still pay!
Layoffs no - at least not in CXD or Tech (CM said so last week publicly).
Restructuring as continued cleanup from prior leaders messes? Definitely possible.
I'd appreciate any info.