#leadership

Ashley is out. Probably didn’t want all those layoffs planned on her back.

I left DXC a long time back. I see Drum is at the top of the top table making even more moolah. What did he do? Did he actually consolidate those payroll and HR systems? Did he actually improve the companies processes? Just asking as it looks like the boy done good. And what happened to Mary? If I recall she was revamping HR olat $1m an email.

In record time. Trimmed some fat and driven the stock price where it hasn't been in years. Keep it going

I've been with SAP for many years and I still trust most of the management but today's call really breaks my trust in it.

Why is management blaming shareholders for the stock price going down? Why can't they take accountability because they set the strategy?

Why is management blaming employees saying we aren't doing as well as we can? We're consistently overperforming even with less resources than before, employees are burnt out and they're setting higher and higher targets for each year. Why can't they allow more budget for areas that need investments?

Why is management trying for share buybacks and layoffs at the same time? They both need a lot of cash flow and the share price rise is modest at best. We're losing budget that can be put to better use instead. Buybacks seem completely unnecessary and layoffs make us lose good employees who can support other initiatives.

Why does management keep talking about Palantir in every fr3aking call? I am tired of comparisons between Palantir and SAP as they are very different companies with a vastly different customer base. I don't understand CK's obsession with Peter Thiel. Our business models are different and we should focus on ours instead of trying to be more like Palantir.

Why isn't management looking into customer feedback around AI? I herd several times that customers aren't understanding AI enough or that they are not using it correctly or that they aren't finding the right tool or whatever new excuse. Microsoft already showed that Copilot generated revenue in the short term because it was forced to be a part of every Microsoft product. But they didn't get the adoption they expected and customers aren't willing to pay more for AI if it doesn't generate additional value for them. SAP needs to work on AI but the focus should be on generating value for customer not on AI adoption of SAP products. So far, Joule has been a failure.

I am tired, boss.

I want less layoffs. I want our management to be more accountable. How do we move on from here? CK and DA are only doubling down on this messaging and SAP's been going downhill.

We manage our employees. We’re supposed to push them for higher goals. But we don’t get to compensate the employees we want to.

Not sure how you guys think

Sorry you had to miss that summer Olympics game tickets you had.

Here’s a want. I want leaders who aren't total mo--ns. I want leaders who don't cut their employees 401k match before their over inflated salary. I want a less toxic culture that doesn't promote snake oil salesman over actual innovators. Or are those needs???

I don't know how I could dislike this person more. Maybe if he disparaged his brother or something to a live work audience… oh wait…

Focus on everything but solving real problems.

Extra guards now showing up. Next round is here. Directors and Senior Directors will have options to step down to managers of ICs not even senior managers. Treated like store managers in the retail industry that is all they are good for anyway. Your only hope is to move to a completed team like marketing or care.

Enrique Lores proved to be a deeply flawed leader in my view, prioritizing Latin American executives and DEI-driven hires over proven merit and technical expertise.
The multiple restructurings under his watch stripped the company of critical talent and institutional knowledge, leaving HP severely weakened.
With his departure, it's a genuinely positive day for HP—hopefully it's not too late for the company to recover, rebuild its core strengths, and return to prioritizing performance and innovation

The Young Professionals Association of Louisville will begin a leadership search. Executive Director Grace Huneck is stepping down. Her departure is planned for this spring. The organization seeks a new leader. This search aims to fill the Executive Director role.

https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2026/02/02/ypal-executive-director-stepping-down.html

New hires. New changes. What are your thoughts?

This lady and her puppets are ridiculous. If we could all be so fortunate to get paid millions of dollars to run companies to the ground none of us would worry about being laid off. Contracts for these people are ridiculous. You know even if she was let go her payout would be so crazy that her life style would not change and she would go down the road to the next corporate office and show them how much money she saved FIS and the cycle would start all over again.

Through the rumor mill ….. protocol and AM are next. Their leaders will tell them they are safe and no way WRS can do what they do….. lies. All lies. Whole place is lies.

I’m very satisfied with the outcome, especially seeing some leadership changes within DVN. Unfortunately, certain individuals were placed in leadership roles they were not prepared for. In Lea County specifically, the superintendent J.C has consistently shown poor judgment, an inability to make independent decisions, and a pattern of advancing personal relationships rather than merit. Like J.M

Moving forward, we need reliable, decisive leaders who can take ownership, make tough calls, and lead teams effectively, not individuals who rely on favoritism or avoidance.

Let’s be honest…AW is the epitome of a worthless good ole boy. He brings absolutely nothing to the table except for his frat like behavior. How does this guy keep going? But he will keep getting applause.

Today's word

It took a while. The financial turmoil is going to reveal a lot about a decade of corporate failure to strategize. I suspect we'll also discover that discarding human capital, treating people as a low-value input, has always been the stupidest mistake, driven entirely by short-term greed. A textbook example of cutting the branch you are sitting on.

Writing on the wall for GVS and mid market reps RIP

Investors have already lost patience with HPE, the worst performing AI hardware play. Neri has zero vision for growth and McDonald keeps shrinking his own business unit. The two must go. Rami isn't all that good either, missed the cyber security bo-m to PANW and FTNT and failed in CSP to ANET, but he's still better then Neri and McDonald.

Bill is incredibly pompous and smug. Dude is out of touch and needs to resign ASAP!

Have a read in the link below, what are your thoughts on this article? "If overhiring or underperformance was the true problem, /…/ the companies should question their leaders, who green-lit the overhiring and may have failed to develop productive roles for their employees." https://thehustle.co/originals/why-layoffs-dont-work?_bhlid=21e02204eafb215d6fdabdea39d43e71e0027ce2

Can someone clarify whether there are formal guidelines or norms around reporting structures, specifically, whether Senior Directors can have only Band 4 roles reporting to them and no Band 5 (Principal/Director) roles?

Since CC became CEO in May, 2019:
TRU: 23%
S&P: 144%
EFX: 68%

And yet it's other people getting fired. What am I missing?

With all the layoffs and people quittin... and morale in the absolute toilet, does anyone in the ELT really believe that this ship isn't sinking further and further with every layoff? How many fingers are left to stick in the di-e.

Saw COED mentioned in a post and have heard it mentioned before but have no idea what it stands for or how the process works. It has to do with approving roles but that is all I know. Meets once a month? Who can shed light on this? What does it stand for? What does it do? Who is in it?

The title says it all.

VERIZON ⁠HAS ‍NOW ​BEGUN TO TAP ‍POTENTIAL REPLACEMENTS ​FOR CURRENT HEAD ‍OF VERIZON'S ​CONSUMER DIVISION SOWMYANARAYAN SAMPATH ​IN RECENT WEEKS- ‍FT Source: https://example.com/4awd7nte

Skeletor gave himself 61 million dollars for his compensation package this year.

I'm sure that will trickle down to all of us, right?

Right?

CS really wanted the Head of EMEA job instead of China? Do you think she asked EH when the had the conversation about this? I'd imagine she'd rather move back to the Netherlands verses Shanghai but hey maybe there is a hidden reason that I am not privy to. Let's see. I do wish her the best.

My son is friends with the son of an ex Finance VP at Dell whom quit last year. We were chatting about dell and he basically said that the company is run by 4 people, none of which are MD. JC being one of them, Doug Schmitt I think was another and I forgot the other two lol... MD just cares about his billions and whatever needs to be done to increase his money is told to those 4; basically.

This is all a "DUH" but it was interesting to hear this from an ex finance VP.

But he was saying that no matter high up you are, what you want or say is moot unless these 4 people say it's not "moot." They dgaf about anyone or anything except the mass amounts of money they earn. MD only cares about his billions, and If it hurts their bank accounts then they will lay off thousands with no concern, cheap out on raises/promotions, etc etc etc...

Promotions are impossible to get now and those who get them are in countries that aren't the US. In Role promotions are basically non-existent as well. Not impossible but just not likely.

Long story short, the "main" people running the company only care about THEIR money. Not you, or any of the tends of thousands who make them that money.

You can’t say anything or do anything out of step. Theyre all rule following goody two shoes

At a time when many legacy tech companies struggled to adapt, Arvind made the hard, visionary decisions—doubling down on hybrid cloud, AI, and enterprise modernization rather than chasing hype. The Red Hat acquisition, the focus on open systems, and IBM’s renewed relevance in mission-critical enterprise workloads didn’t happen by accident.

True leadership isn’t about quarterly soundbites—it’s about positioning a 100+ year-old company for the next 100 years. Under Arvind’s leadership, IBM has shown discipline, clarity, and long-term vision in an industry obsessed with shortcuts.

That’s what real CEOs do: make bold calls early, stay the course, and let results speak.

https://pulse2.com/opentext-names-ayman-antoun-as-ceo/amp/

OpenText announced its board has appointed Ayman Antoun as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board, effective April 20, 2026, positioning the veteran technology executive to lead the company’s next phase of cloud modernization and enterprise AI-focused growth.

Antoun brings more than three decades of operating and transformation experience across global technology organizations. OpenText highlighted his tenure at IBM, where he most recently served as President of IBM Americas from 2020 to 2023, overseeing the company’s largest regional business across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. OpenText said his leadership at IBM included driving advancements spanning cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cognitive solutions, and digital modernization. Antoun also previously served as President of IBM Canada and General Manager, Global Technology Services, and spent time in telecom as Senior Vice President of Business Market Sales at Bell Canada from 2013 to 2015.

Antoun will succeed James McGourlay, who has been serving as interim CEO. OpenText said McGourlay will remain in the interim role through the transition and then move into a role within the company’s Executive Leadership Team. The company also said P. Thomas Jenkins, currently Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, will return to the role of Chair of the Board following the CEO transition.

OpenText’s board described the appointment as the outcome of a thorough CEO search process aligned to the company’s strategy and leadership needs, emphasizing Antoun’s experience with large-scale modernization efforts and his relationships across public and private sectors. Antoun, in comments released by the company, pointed to OpenText’s product portfolio and global client base as advantages as organizations place greater importance on trusted data for AI and business operations.

Antoun holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Executive program in financial analysis, business management and strategic planning. He currently serves on the boards of TD Bank and CAE.

KEY QUOTES

“The Board is very pleased to welcome Ayman to OpenText, and as we look ahead to the Company’s future, the Board believes that he is the best leader to drive shareholder value by growing revenue in our core Enterprise Information Management for training Agentic AI business. Ayman’s deep enterprise technology and software expertise and decades of leading large-scale global transformations will be a catalyst for OpenText’s next phase of growth.”

“On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank James for his steadfast leadership as Interim CEO and for the strong results we are realizing by his commitment to our clients. I look forward to welcoming Ayman back home to Kitchener-Waterloo, where he grew up and went to school at the University of Waterloo, and to work with him, our Board and Executive Leadership Team as OpenText continues to advance its strategy.”

P. Thomas Jenkins, Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, OpenText

“The Board’s CEO Search Committee conducted a thorough CEO search, assessing a strong and diverse slate of global candidates against the Company’s strategic direction to identify the right leadership fit. We were impressed by Ayman’s experience leading major technology organizations, particularly in cloud and digital modernization, along with strong international relationships across public and private sectors. It became clear in our conversations with Ayman that he is uniquely positioned to advance the Company’s leadership in enterprise AI during our pivotal phase of growth.”

David Fraser, Lead Independent Director, OpenText, and Co-Chair of the CEO Search Committee

“OpenText’s core product portfolio, which is the foundation for training agentic AI, combined with its worldwide client base offers the company a competitive advantage as trusted data is now essential to how economies, nations and businesses operate around the world. I am energized by the opportunity to lead OpenText into its next chapter and look forward to working with the Board and leadership team to accelerate the Company’s growth strategy and deliver long-term shareholder value.”

Ayman Antoun, incoming Chief Executive Officer, OpenText

Howz ATLS VP OPS doing

Please try to remember this while you are listening to a corporate goon (GoGo) explain why VCIP isn’t great but the best is coming!
“During the pendency of any appeal in the Propel Fuels case, Phillips 66 is accruing additional interest liability at a rate of approximately $228,272 per day.” More than the median employee salary …… per day. Ignorance is bliss.

I see them visiting India , Bangalore so often.
They hardly visit sites in USA.

What am I missing? I’ve always heard that a major integrated oil company needs chemicals as a hedge for low oil prices as that spread drives higher chemicals margins. I get that the European sites won’t benefit from this because of the cultural and policy insanity there destroying the framework for industrial profitability, but in the US Geismar is proving this point. Pennsylvania polymers has had the delays, cost overruns, flare issues, furnace blow up, emissions fines, community hatred but besides that it’s gone great. Deer Park has the most expensive ethylene on the gulf coast but at least they also had a major fire. Ok maybe I’ve answered my own question. I mean what lucky company wouldn’t want to buy up all this lol.

Rick had zero cred with me. He lost more.