#leadership

I want to understand how much control a Sr director or above has when it comes to saving their favorites over people who actually work?

I know atleast 5 people in my org who got hired because they are related to so and so leader in one way or another. You can tell how bad they are at their work.
They could not even get hired based on their own capabilities.

Am I crazy or did that town hall this morning not give insight to anything? The only time Farley talked about rto was how personal he took the conference room hack but the culprit has been found and fired. Being the first GTH since this policy went into effect and not addressing it in the slightest is such a coward move by leadership. How does he get paid 20mil + gifted jerseys to drive around Utah in a Bronco and give these sh---y town halls?!

https://www.wsj.com/business/c-suite/fiserv-erases-30-billion-in-market-value-after-new-ceo-pulls-guidance-63c8ba9f?st=erghX1&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Anybody listen in on the call with the fighter pilot this morning at 9 am talking about Leadership? What a bag of hot air! I wish I had a dollar every time he said ‘fighter pilot’ I got nothing from that call.

She is in India shopping for more sweatshops to outsource more onshore ELV and resulting in more layoffs.

Where are far left, far right, maga, union type people not talking about this?

F&&@ing Greed.

Congratulations leadership team! You’ve wiped out 7 years of growth in 2 quarters - but don’t fear…This new leadership team will bring it back - even though they haven’t got the first clue how to address the complexities of the various acquisitions of the last 2-3 decades.

16 core platforms to 5!..Yeah, right. If you force a bank/cu customer through a conversion then they will RFI/RFP to the competition and you will probably lose that client for causing them pain. Add to that the continuing shrinking of the FI business in the US through acquisition, merger and liquidation…It’s ugly!

The fact that the CEO threw out Agentic AI as the savior technology within the first few minutes of the presentation just shows they’ve been spoon fed by their consulting advisors (e.g. McKinsey, Bain, etc). There isn’t a single person in the leadership team that can describe how that would work against their biggest problems - i.e. Customer Satisfaction.

Let’s see how this changes for full year results.

The collapse of Fiserv should be a warning sign for every US citizen. The executive branch of the US Government is operating in the same way as Fiserv...even some of the same players are involved. The outcome will be the same. Find a safe haven for your assets and buckle in because this will be a wild ride!

Anyone know when the next major round of exec stock vesting is? I'm guessing with so many 32+ folks seeing the internal writing on the wall: disorganization, complete lack of strategy, 996 culture, etc that there will be selloffs and a quitting spree.

"[Schulman is] facing an uphill battle to revive the faltering stock."

Schulman also promises to be "fiscally responsible". Wow.

Is this what Mike and the Board were expecting?
And what is with moving back to the NASDAQ - feels like Mike is listening to Jeff Yabuki - "low single digit revenue grower and a durable company".

As a whole, T is a cluster, but there’s bound to be some good leaders out there that actually care for their people. What are the worst orgs?

when all of the A players are gone and you're left with the C players

I love my job and the people I work with. Even the ones who are a pain are still tolerable. However, for the last year or so, I hate coming into work the Tuesday after payday wondering if I’m next…and also seeing so many of my coworkers across multiple locations being laid off for no reason other than just coming to work and doing their job.

I also work in SA and constantly worry about losing my job knowing they just opened a new campus up in Dallas.

The CEO and COO needs to get off their a-s and come clean with employees setting the expectation for how many more layoffs can we expect before they cool it.

You will find some areas that may be better managed and functional. If you are being brought in at a higher level with a specialized job, for example, if you are an AI expert and are part of the chosen, inner circle it is probably still a good option. But I would read through these posts carefully as there is a lot of factual info that should be given careful consideration. There is no real innovation, profits are being made shifting jobs off shore, via premature implementation of AI and via RIFs; that is not sustainable as a long term strategy. The senior leadership team for the most part is incompetent in my opinion. The CFO has no healthcare knowledge, the CIO has crashed and burned at several companies. Look at public records and you will see that the SLT is not buying Elevance stock, with the exception of one 2.3 mil purchase by Gail to shore up quarterly earnings, they have spent 400k total in stock purchases over the last year and are ditching their shares whenever that can. The chief security officer left, supposedly due to questionable behavior re in house self monitoring. The culture is very much a caste system where the SLT and their minions pass down impossible to meet goals and then also I believe misrepresent up the chain that goals are being met. RIFs are constant and are not communicated; it is like a horror movie where people are disappeared in the night. This results in the people who are left having unreasonable workloads and overall makes for a miserable culture. Many people who were hired fully remote and never went into an office were required to go in 3 days and wouldn’t be shocked if it goes to 5. Expect raises that don’t keep pace with inflation and cr-p bonuses. Advancement opportunities are also limited. If the job has anything to do with provider data, that is a mess. I would never do a call center job at this company. If you go in with your eyes open and limit yourself to 40 hour weeks from the outset and are able to manage your stress and understand from the outset that it is not you it is them; then perhaps it will be workable for you. I would strongly caution anyone who has underlying anxiety or an inability to compartmentalize against this company. You don’t mention percentage wise what the difference in potential salary is, I would perhaps see if you can negotiate with the other organization for a future increase.

Posted by @bg+1k8g1dfer, well said.

As someone that is impacted, Layoffs are a result of a failure of management to achieve their designed business plan/goals. Mine had more to do with my compensation than performance. Going forward I will understand the business plan and strategy before committing my labor to another organization.

1. Rehaul of management, not just top level, but middle management as well. There are so many dept with a high turn over rate and that's not just a legal liability but also affects our products, ethics and the workers motivation. The best indicator of a problem are not surveys it turn over.

2. Get better tech. You cannot expect efficiency and better quality in our products when we have terrible tech. Idk which genius thought it was a good idea to buy surface or Microsoft products for a fintech company that handles large data. We don't need Apple products but Microsoft is barely a top

   5.FIG/MS should have more collaborations since both deal with clients and may need similar softwares.

3. Better inner mobility. Some people have amazing talents that are being wasted in certain depts and may do better in another. This goes back to point 1, but I have seen amazing talent leave because their managers blocked them from moving depts.

The best indicator of a company's future is the company's inner work culture.

“Today is a moment to move forward”
“Lean on one another for support” “Let’s move forward” “as we step ahead together” “remove complexity” “Thank you for all you will bring to Target’s next chapter” “remove barriers” “move forward with purpose”

We f’n get it.

He’s still our CEO, is he not? If he’s not still acting as CEO until February then what are we paying him for?

New CEO said on the earnings webcast we need to be leaner as a company and reduce in areas that no longer make sense. As I’ve been hearing 20% reduction in employees over the next 2 years

Really! J become chairwoman.. so many laid off (some were so good resources),so many are still suffering under some id*t thanks to the reorg

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“We are going to take bold and fiscally responsible action to redefine Verizon’s trajectory at this critical inflection point for our company. We will rapidly shift to a customer-first culture, one that thrives on delighting our customers,” said Dan Schulman, Verizon CEO. “These will not be incremental changes. We will aggressively transform our culture, our cost structure, and the financial profile of Verizon in order to put our customers first, compete effectively, and deliver sustainable returns for our shareholders.””

That is why it's going to he-l in a hand basket.

If you hear someone say, "im detail orienited" mentally translate that to "I probably focus on superficial details and don't have much in the way of abstract thinking ability and pattern recognition."

Squad lead roles in particular have been run over by these types. Always working. Always looking busy. Just not on the things that matter. And all this would be forgiven if they didn't have a nasty attitude about things.

Angry because things don't go their way, but too d-mb to figure out the problem or understand someone trying to give them advice.

thats it. thats the post

Feel sorry for you Amazon Bezos Bozo's who bought into all of the Amazonian bull cr-p over the years.

The Group Chapter Leads (GCL) role is proving to be counterproductive in our tech structure. Many GCLs, often promoted from non-engineering backgrounds like production support or testing, lack the essential experience in software architecture and delivery needed to lead technical teams effectively.

Instead of providing value, the role primarily adds bureaucracy. We should consider eliminating this redundant layer and consolidating its responsibilities under the Group Squad Leads (GSLs), who are better positioned to manage teams. Even Scrum Masters currently contribute more to team velocity and project success than GCLs do

Ths asian followed Titsford under his guidance and wrote the business model for the new farm then it all went south. A few months later he took a very early retirement (asked to step down). 34 billion dollar underwriting loss for 2002-2024……..omg…..

How is Stankey always consistently wrong?
He’s the one guy in the world who would flip a coin 20 times, call heads, and have it land on tails 20 times.

What a re--rd.

I mean the guy just saved Paramount and took on this immense task of building the studio back to its former glory. He has this massive weight on his shoulders being the new CEO, and now on top of it he’s forced to do lay offs? I just can’t imagine what’s going through his mind. I know layoffs are a guarantee with mergers, but still, it can’t be easy for the guy. I hope he’s doing all right and I hope we can show him some sympathy.

Why are there Lead Directors and Senior Managers that have no one under them in their org chart? If you’re neither “directing” someone or “managing” someone, it actually makes no sense—per the definition of those words—to have that title.

Remember the time powerful globalists were posting videos and blocking comments aka free speech. A true inspiration. This honorable leader was responsible for tens of thousands of Verizon jobs lost after this post too. Thank you for your service! https://youtu.be/apWnNV4eGik

Michael is the visionary we need to take TGT to the next level 10x.

Trust that I put all my eggs in him taking Target to the next level of our growth.

If you don’t think this please resign now as mediocrity is not acceptable.

There are a few Target VPs already posting on LinkedIn that they have new roles at other companies. They knew before us. Not only that, they knew like 60 days ago because they are already working at the new company. Probably got professional placement assistance. That's disgusting.
If you are at a lower level and are just being informed today, now you know how much Target values you.

A group of around 100 remote employees working in fraud and claims was told in January of 2024 that they would be laid off in the last quarter of 2025. Today they were told the layoff has been postponed through next year due to poor planning by the executive leaders. Basically they have been holding this over everyone’s head for two years waiting for them to quit so they wouldn’t have to pay severance, but they lost that game of chicken and are now backtracking (Average tenure in the group is 15 years). They hinted at hoping people would quit now multiple times in the meeting, saying “we understand if this doesn’t work for you and you need to quit, but you wouldn’t get your severance.” Just a stunning show of terrible leadership all around, bravo to the senior leaders.

Myself in multiple colleagues across the organization have had their performance review numbers brought down from 3.5s to 2.9. We have been advised that these decisions are being made from upper management.

I’d like to also advise none of us in our history with wag have ever received anything other than a 3.5 or above.

Anyone else having their numbers brought down? Or believe this is a just a tactic by Sycamore to prevent employees from getting any merit raise at all?

State Farm is really not even a legitimate business anymore. Scam! Insurance companies from P&C carriers to Health Care are run with no consequences because they have so much money and too much influence. I'm in U/W and I'm done in November as I was lucky enough to get the severance. My heart goes out to those that didn't. I can absolutely guarantee you that I try to destroy SFs reputation and brand at every single opportunity. It's bad in U/W but what they have been doing to claims folks over the last decade is down right criminal and it is getting worse. JF keeps talking about the past and rolling out Ed for nostalgia but he was right there with MT destroying State Farm. He started the fire and burned down the house now he is blaming everyone and trying to act like he didn't help do it. This place is a soul ki-ling machine and its "woke" completely incompetent workforce will be the end of SF. If you can, get out, cancel your policies and spread the word to anyone you can. They try to bring down and destroy good people working hard so don't feel bad about sending back the same energy they put out! Sc--w that place!

Can I just start by saying, what a complete sh-t show these last few days have been? They made us employees wait for days, ruin our mental health, and provide no information at all at how this would unfold.

Then hearing of this absolutely disgusting way of telling affected people by inviting them to a webinar, they disabled the chat, and the meeting audio not working? Wtf!

The icing on the cake is my manager just chatted our whole team and asked if we were safe from the layoffs…like, hello? Our management doesn’t even know if their teams are affected?

Whoever is in charge of this better be fired for their complete incompetence. What a damn embarrassment for the company. The new ceo, the board, and the executive team should be ASHAMED!

Just got an invite this afternoon to meet with my one other coworker (We’re L5), the SVP of our area and then our boss’ boss. No agenda, no details. Meeting is private. Seems really strange and now I’m stressed out again.