That would be quite a bit of news -- to me, at least.
You can read more of his revisionist histories right here (via Yahoo! Finance), in greater detail, but to my eye, they are all largely gag-worthy.
His central claim to "changing the corporate culture" at legacy Schering-Plough is apparently that he once or twice stood in line with a cafeteria tray. . . and got his own food (gasp!), with the rank and file. [Eye-rolls mandatory here.] The concluding bit is especially unctuous:
. . . .“I'm an unusual leader,” he said. “I will leave it up to whoever wants to judge me, to see whether I'm good or great, but I am a very unusual leader. . . .”
Ahem, Fred -- there is at least one other option: poor.
And I'd choose that one for you -- 2,400 posts below, over almost five elapsed years, are offered to establish that proposition. But you may make the call, yourself, dear readers.
well, he didn't say he was a 'great' leader now did he?!
ReplyDeleteUnusual can mean a lot of different things.
Wasn't it unusual to say "I'm a builder not a seller".
Wasn't it unusual to say S/P had 5 shining stars to build off of?
Wasn't it unusual to ask for $40 billion for the sale of S/P?
Wasn't it unusual to ask for nearly $300 million as part of a buy-out package while the rest of the employees were laid off?
Wasn't unusual to delay the reporting of Vytorin results and impact the stock?
See---he is an unusual leader.
Most true leaders would not do these things.
For once, maybe he is being truly honest. Though, I wouldn't bet my retirement on it.
Thanks Anon. --
ReplyDeleteThis is an entirely flawless comment! Perfect control of tone -- coupled with a razor sharp use of irony. . . [Fred's own words -- all now shown false. And self-serving.]
Thank you so much!
Do stop back by.
Namaste, one and all!