Company was great under his leadership.
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I agree. She's a clown.
Roger was not a good human. He tried to brainwash us by LEAN and treated us like whole bunch of little kids.
Roger was a good and humble person - much better than the egocentric narcissist, Temu and he squad of yes men.
I understand missing Roger and would agree that he was a good human. However, to say the company was "great" under him is a bit of rose colored glasses. His Vision 2020 was an abject failure. We hit the asset targets, but only thanks for a stock market that had a fantastic ride from 2010-2020. His purchase of Everbank failed - as evidenced by its sale only a few years later. The Wealth group was embroiled in more than a couple of scandels and results lawsuits. Expenses balloned as we added thousands of people in preparation for work that never came, we lost market share to Fidelity and Empower, CREF went on life support and half the people that actually understood the TIAA product left. Roger was a good man and a very smart man, however, he did very little to make this company "great". To be fair, he took over a ship already taking on water, just as T did. This ship has taken on so much water, it is going to sink at some point. Effective leadership at this point is simply based on who can bail water the fastest to get enough people in life rafts before she goes.
Agreed. He exemplified a rare balance of humility and professionalism—friendly, steady, and transparent. Unfortunately, some recent changes at TIAA do not seem prudent. Observing the decisions being made, it’s increasingly difficult to find those same qualities in our current leadership. There is a noticeable lack of respect from leadership toward staff, which, in turn, diminishes respect for leadership. True leadership is built on integrity and respect, not self-centeredness.