The manner of the firing is troubling. Admired senior level leaders show respect for people and allow them to depart with dignity. They do the firing themselves, face-to-face, and create an exit process that allows the exiting employee to share in crafting the public story. The firing leader also does not talk publicly about the firing and never disparages the departed employee.
Whether Tillerson was advised by General Kelly on Friday he was about to be fired, or Tillerson learned of his termination through Trump’s tweet this morning, Trump not meeting with Tillerson face-to-face to tell him of the change before the announcement is inexcusable and demonstrates a lack of character. Tillerson left a corporate CEO job to serve his country and the president at great financial cost and certainly some personal sacrifices. In fact Tillerson’s termination came a week after his father died and while he was on a grueling trip to Africa. Does Trump have no empathy for the people who serve him?
Trump certainly had the authority to fire Tillerson at any time for any reason. I have no beef with that and if Tillerson wasn’t the right man for the job he should go. The manner of the firing was extremely disrespectful. Even if Tillerson didn’t agree with Trump on issues, simple human decency called for treating Tillerson with respect which means delivering the news personally, face-to-face.
In my corporate career I had the opportunity to observe many senior corporate executives as well as a few politicians. The way an executive treated the people who worked for the executive was directly correlated with the executive’s reputation as a leader and the executive’s performance. For those who compare Trump with Ronald Reagan, consider if Trump comes even close to Reagan character.
The people who left careers and made sacrifices for Trump, and the nation, deserve better. One thing is clear, if you work for Trump he doesn’t have your back. Not a comfortable position to be in as you try to do your job.
Meanwhile in Trump’s world Sessions, who is only doing part of his job due to self recusal without consulting his boss, continues to sit comfortably in Trump’s cabinet.
“Meanwhile in Trump’s world Sessions, who is only doing part of his job due to self recusal without consulting his boss, continues to sit comfortably in Trump’s cabinet.”
So I hope after Tillerson, Trump will boot Sessions by the ass out of his cabinet. The sooner the better.
Of course you’re right, but...
Trump often creates a spectacle of events and uses it to his advantage against the media. He needs all the ammo against them he can get.
I hope this was mutually agreed, we’ll see.
Great financial cost? He got his massive stock package tax free. He probably made over $50million in tax savings taking this position
I’m with you SOS,
I was wondering if the reason I don’t understand this method of “management by twitter” is because I was never exposed to it.
It makes no sense to me that the President ridicules someone like Sessions on social media...why wouldn’t he just call Sessions into his office, close the door and lay the law down to him?
I guess my style is no longer popular???
Leaves more than just a bad taste in your mouth. Bad, very bad practices.
Trump is fighting for his Presidential life, and Tillerson was acting as a usurper, whether he saw it that way or not. Trump certainly did.
I remember Rex Tillerson stating he would be S O S for about a year in early 2017. So is it possible this is another Trump distraction, where he is doing one thing with right hand, and upsetting left with his left!
Some things go over their heads, when he is tweeting or stirring up something like DACA...then Trump accomplishes his agenda with little media coverage? And the media is in hysterics.
“The manner of the firing is troubling. Admired senior level leaders show respect for people and allow them to depart with dignity.”
Rumor is that Tillerson refused to play ball and resign when asked, so no such coordinated public rollout was possible.
Tillerson was also the guy who decided on allowing gay Scoutmasters into the Boy Scouts of America, so his take on other issues likely varied from Trump - he was against moving the Embassy to Jerusalem, and in favor of keeping the Iran Deal, to name a few.
I guess you didn't notice the T-Rex opposed every major policy position that Trump took including moving the embassy to Jerusalem.
On another note Rush said there is chatter that Tillerson was trying to build an alliance with the Euroweenies to force Trump to stay signed on to the Iran deal.
It seems to me that Tillerson drew first blood here by appearing to be less than supportive of President Trump.