Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia, has done something unusual in the corporate world and I think his gesture will create a mountain of comments in the media and certainly not all good.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/08/nokia-ceo-stephen-elop-rallies-troops-in-brutally-honest-burnin/
This link seems to find a memorandum sent the entire company, denouncing the dramatic situation that is Nokia, advanced by the left, right, up and down the old competitors, the new (Apple and Google) and future ("in China make new terminals with the speed in which we prepared a Power Point presentation on the same "). The Chinese are quick, cheap and very good.
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The memorandum recognizes that competition is making them not only terminal but whole ecosystems: the text is overwhelming and it starts with the true story of a technician working on an oil rig: suddenly an explosion and fire covers the entire election is stay and die burned or thrown 30 meters below the icy North Sea.
coach jumped and saved his life, did something that was never in their plans, nor in the more remote.
This is what has to Nokia and all the companies that for whatever reason have lost focus and direction: face reality, to call things by their name and face.
Never mind that the letter is a montage: what you say is absolutely true and I hope very much that the CEO has had the guts to write and send their people, many experts, as always, those who are never wrong why I never take a gamble, they'll say the CEO is taking his company to the lions.
I think the market, you know, is well aware of the situation of the Finnish giant and I am sure that instead of penalizing the title, reward this attitude with confidence: This CEO has a clear, going to drive all bureaucrats who have settled in their chairs, enjoying the last success without working for the future success and make the business work without complex new challenges, taking the necessary risks and leveraging the vast talent in Nokia, which until now was not heard or been worth.
Dear Mr. Elop, already has a follower on Twitter.
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