Reading all the commands here and watching the now infamous all hands meeting, LT and HR are missing one of the fundamental key elements that makes Nike great. I’ve been with Nike for 25 years and through out those years, we have repeatedly been told to question the status quo, be rebels, push the boundaries, speak up and do the right thing and that’s what happened at the all hands meeting. We can’t just be rebellious when it’s convenient or only when it effect's others outside of Nike.
JD and the LT team did lose the locker room on Thursday, they missed a huge opportunity to stop the meeting acknowledge the chat and speak from the heart.
Ideas to correct this ship-
- JD & LT Acknowledge the mistakes and stop the next round of layoffs and offer 20% or more of their salaries to save jobs. The rank and file eat first, then leader; this shows that leadership values employees and there teams over themselves.
2 . RTO 5 days a week will break the camel’s back, this is the lowest point I’ve ever seen Nike. Again LT needs to acknowledge that everyone is beyond change fatigue; you do not run an athlete beyond the break point, without risking injuries; look to rest your athletes, return to WFH MF and in office T/W/TH and offer every other Friday off. We know there are some people who do not log in on Friday, and if HR can track that, then they can address the issues with those individuals without penalty to everyone.
- JD, LT and HR, do NOT try to micromanage people you will ki-l what makes Nike unique. Freedom is how innovation happens, treat people as adults.
Again these are my own opinions and thoughts; if you’re reading this please expanded & add, and maybe we together we can right this ship.