1) I figured it would either be Arrivabene or Vettel who got the boot.
2) They had a strong car last year. While this won't change the car that shows up to the first race, it may make for some better improvements throughout the season and some better strategy calls during races if employees feel empowered to speak up.
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Originally Posted by Deschodt
What did Arrivabene do wrong? He lacked the ability to lead and inspire. What he saw as leadership, many of those around him took as bullying. He had a similar relationship with the media, deploying an outright offensive manner that gained him few friends there.
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He covered up his lack of detailed understanding with dismissive and aggressive responses. He didn’t seem to even understand what it was he was not understanding. At first I took it as a language barrier, but in time I came to know that it wasn’t – and that he expressed himself in much the same way in his native tongue. He appreciated questions from those around him about as much as he did from the media.
He was an autocrat to those below him but without the inspirational qualities to compensate. He was a ‘yes sir, three bags full sir’ guy to those above him.
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This describes my boss in Atlanta to a T. I can tell you that everyone that worked for him was preoccupied with either avoiding or managing his bullying. Getting work done was like a tertiary concern and the quality of the work was a concern below that. Turns out the best strategy for avoiding his wrath was just not to do any work. I had no desire to persist in such a dysfunctional environment and started plotting my escape about one month into working for him.