John Dern
John Dern
above business change none serves signal
The change serves a signal to the business units that we are all in this together. None of us is above another.
felt higher importance level name
The name (World Headquarters) had a higher level of importance than was felt appropriate.
jim
Jim thought 'world headquarters' implied a pretentiousness that wasn't appropriate.
center changing conversation corporate leads name naturally role talking
Changing the name is part of the way to get people's attention. Talking about that naturally leads to conversation about what corporate center is doing, and what its role is.
company felt judge litigation pleased processes promotion strongly throughout
The company has felt strongly throughout this litigation that its promotion processes are fair, and we're pleased that the judge agreed.
company continue department engaged justice offices stayed work
The company has stayed engaged with the Justice Department and the U.S. attorney's offices in a constructive way as we continue to work through the issues.