#tgif

Let's not freak out too much. Tough decisions will continue for a while longer, but not because RG plans to F it up. He's committed to trying to make this company work again. But he can't take out all the issues all at once. If he waits too long though, we should reevaluate. I saw him present a vision earlier this week. Give him 3-6 more months, but he's taking some risky moves when peoples' patience is wearing thin. Get it--you need to leverage your best internal talent when many won't touch the brand (or get to stay long, like some really strong, smart people who got reduced last week). The board need not protect the family's short term gains with a Sears/Kmart/DyingBigBoxRetail mentality--there are better, far more likely ways to succeed in today's rapidly changing workspace, But this is a 2-3 year turnaround story and the clock keeps ticking down (and run through in your head how many floor 9 execs are about that far from retirement and might not give a ----rhymes with turd). If the summer gets here and leaves with no major shake up near the top, then you have to ask what's up and if you really did ultimately board the Titanic (ripe for a fire sale after all golden life boats are deployed). Follett can't "acquisition" itself out of this. Eventually even the most persistent players walk away from the poker table. The issue is destroyed culture. Fix it or else. Everywhere. Kingdoms topple, look at the current direction of American politics and power shifts to better understand where we are going..... parallel universe Follett? #AcesTrumpJacks #DuecesSometimesStink #PilageWithExtremeCaution #TimeForParadigmShift #TGIF