Description
The UK Post Office scandal is a stark example of leadership and communication failures. When a faulty computer system was implemented, it erroneously flagged financial discrepancies, leading to the wrongful conviction of numerous subpostmasters for theft and false accounting. Instead of addressing the software's errors, the Post Office's crisis communication strategy focused on concealment and covering up misdeeds. This approach exacerbated the situation and severely damaged the organization's reputation and trust. In this short midweek episode, Neville and Shel discuss how transparency and accountability should have been the focus of leadership and how other companies' crises could have been instructive for the Post Office's leaders.
Continue Reading →
The post FIR #415: A Staggering Failure of Leadership and Communication appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.
When executives justify their return-to-office mandates, they almost universally cite the collaboration and innovation that results from serendipitous encounters between employees. They also point to the need to boost productivity. The problem with these arguments is that the evidence does not...
Published 11/20/24
Among the many post-election analyses flooding media channels are reports that mainstream media and social media wielded far less influence than they have in the past. Instead, influencers and podcasts held sway. In this short midweek FIR episode, Neville and Shel break down the reports and...
Published 11/13/24