A lot of people have heard of AOL, but until last week they may not have known much about Tim Armstrong, the company’s CEO. Recently during an internal team meeting of nearly 1,000 employees, Armstrong fired one his employees, Abel Lenz. This incident sent ripples all over the business world.
Some people believe that Abel was fired for taking pictures; others believe it is his association with the failing Patch project. Irrespective of the cause, this incident raises several questions: Is firing an employee in public the right thing to do? What are the repercussions of doing so in regards to the rest of the employees? What is the CEO’s role in the failure of a product?
This kind of firing, impacts not only the psychological safety net of employees but impacts the employees morale, company’s bottom-line as well.
Read the complete the article on Techwell here… I have shared many psychological research to show the impacts. In this article I have also covered different leadership styles impacting the employees.
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