The great entrepreneur, mentor, technologist Amr Awadallah told his story as a journey of learning and overcoming his own prejudice and narrative bias. He lost his job for so doing.
Very well put. It is counterproductive to shoot the messenger, especially when the message is so much in line with the human values needed to heal divisions AND are the ones Google itself says it holds dear.
This is shooting a leader for leading in the best possible way.
I was shocked by this decision and believe strongly that it is completely wrong.
What Amr’s experience makes clear to me is that Google (and who are we kidding, it’s everybody) expects leaders to adhere to different standards. As a leader, a public and personal statement like Amr’s can’t stand on its own — it’s tied too closely to the company because of the role he has. It has to either not be out there or it has to be part of a coordinated corporate DEI initiative, vetted by the team and supported by colleagues.
Very well put. It is counterproductive to shoot the messenger, especially when the message is so much in line with the human values needed to heal divisions AND are the ones Google itself says it holds dear.
This is shooting a leader for leading in the best possible way.
I was shocked by this decision and believe strongly that it is completely wrong.
But you're missing the point. He was a bad VP, that's why he lost his VP job.
1. Amr is smart and understands how business works
2. Amr is in shock and doesn't understand why he lost his nine million dollar job
Choose one.
What Amr’s experience makes clear to me is that Google (and who are we kidding, it’s everybody) expects leaders to adhere to different standards. As a leader, a public and personal statement like Amr’s can’t stand on its own — it’s tied too closely to the company because of the role he has. It has to either not be out there or it has to be part of a coordinated corporate DEI initiative, vetted by the team and supported by colleagues.
Anibal - based on what? So he was such a bad VP that they waited until this issue to push him out? I. don't buy it.