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(so much salary in our "budget stressed" environment that we don't dare list it
Within the Transit Industry..word is TriMet on a downhill sprial since 2010. Knowledgable experienced excecs staying clear.
ReplyDeleteI certainly believe that. It should be obvious how bad things are here-who (except somebody that had no choice) would walk into that?
ReplyDeleteLA collegue suggested at our leadership community transit roundtable recent Portland exec hires demonstrate lack of qualified resume or experience. TriMet appears tired, highly disengaged, and politically desparate.
ReplyDeletePortland exec hires demonstrate lack of qualified resume or experience
ReplyDeleteIn other words, the classic example of being known for the "creative class", where "ideas" are more important than demonstrated, factual ability.
We don't need something that "thinks" they can run one of America's top 20 transit agencies - we need someone that "CAN" lead one of America's top 20 transit agencies. A major corporation wouldn't hire a project manager as a CEO. (I know, I've been a Project Manager in the past.) A major corporation needs someone who is well-rounded, not someone who has just one skill set.
Another good example of a company that floundered because it hired a CEO who wasn't capable of the job was AT&T Wireless - hiring a LAWYER to run the company. When the company botched a software upgrade, there was no recovery - the CEO said "we're for sale!" and thus AT&T Wireless became part of Cingular...and in a roundabout way, part of AT&T again.