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GM's plodding culture vexes its impatient CEO

Written by EBO Editor

Friday, 09 April 2010 22:08

In a Wall Street Journal article, Sharo Terlep says, "General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre is working to cut through his company's culture of bureaucracy and encouraging midlevel managers to make decisions for themselves. By canceling meetings, shutting down committees and empowering subordinates to act without seeking managerial approval, Whitacre hopes to bring a new sense of urgency and accountability to the troubled automaker.

In an industry that has for too long struggled to produce any leading employer brands, Ed Whitacre may just be the CEO required to turn the industry around and make it a destination for talent.

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