I'm just amazed that he has to stay on for 6 months for a "transition" period, don't they have succession planning? No one was qualified enough to take over the position without having this guy look over his/her shoulder?
This of course won't affect my decision to get a PB, but it'd be nice for the public to have at least an image that the PB is a winner, instead all we get is wise-cracking posts about vaporware...
I'm just amazed that he has to stay on for 6 months for a "transition" period, don't they have succession planning? No one was qualified enough to take over the position without having this guy look over his/her shoulder?
This of course won't affect my decision to get a PB, but it'd be nice for the public to have at least an image that the PB is a winner, instead all we get is wise-cracking posts about vaporware...
WHEN ever you can have a transition period with a senior level staff member you do it.
There are small things that no one thinks of in the day to day/week to week of these Sr level managers, being able to transition them out cleanly with a new person taking over is ideal unless the person is a complete tool and you don't want the replacement picking up the ball, but instead changing the game
Succession planning is only effective if the termination/retirement of an employee is a planned evolution, I don't think that is the case. All of corporate america is running at minimums, cross training for the ability to take over positions is not always feasible. As mentioned, I don't think we are hearing the whole story.
No they can't keep their marketing department intact near huge 1st gen tablet release. This is scary and can be a sign of things to come.
Wow, it sounds as if you know the circumstances surrounding him being let go. In order to make a statement like that you have to have some inside scoop, please inform the rest of us as to what actually went down! What information do you have to back up your claim?....
Wow, it sounds as if you know the circumstances surrounding him being let go. In order to make a statement like that you have to have some inside scoop, please inform the rest of us as to what actually went down! What information do you have to back up your claim?....
Let's not get carried away here! Almost everyone on these forums is expressing a personal opinion, or being speculative in one way or another.
However, whichever way you look at it, when there is a change in a corporation so soon before the release of such an important product, it is usually not a positive sign.
Again, just MY personal opinion.
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I'm sure this is all tied together and that they wanted the last bit of the PB marketing to be under the same umbrella with the Chief. Personally, I think that as they are moving towards a new OS, a new Market, and a new company, that a new Chief is probably in order.
A much needed change, RIMs marketing has been complete garbage and non-existant as of late.
Really?? It's been a long, steady campaign in Canada at least. They use every avenue from television and print to music videos and twitter. (Not to mention that anyone who's "anyone" miraculously can be "seen" rockin' a BB, and CB routinely brings them to our attention).
