"Starting to think bad leadership is the smocking gun"
Exactly. Wall Street isn't stupid, unlike the WIN executive leadership. Basically same leadership tactics since TT took over at the end of 2014. This stock won't be taken seriously again until new leadership occurs - no matter how much you executives gripe and whatever else you do on here - nobody will take this company seriously anymore.
Customers know how bad the leadership is. People are avoiding this stock because they read the Wall Street reports that are put out, not listening to some executive state that this is a 'new' company.
And executives - you are correct - since the re-branding of the new 'name' to WE - this is a different company - one with the stock that has crashed to new record lows. At least the previous name of 'Windstream' had a decent earnings history at one time of being a decent stock.
WIN Board of Directors - or whatever it is you are called - do the company stock a favor and just vote out TT - the company can still rebound in time after you pay him and send him home to his room. New leadership can lead to more business customers - and more revenue - and that means more bonuses for the executives. But this will never be realized with the same current leadership.