Managing Conflict » Motorola CFO fired http://managingconflict.com/blog Conflict Management Strategies Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Poking the Hornets Nest- How Motorola Let Emotions Get in the Way http://managingconflict.com/blog/poking-the-hornets-nest-how-motorola-let-emotions-get-in-the-way http://managingconflict.com/blog/poking-the-hornets-nest-how-motorola-let-emotions-get-in-the-way#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 17:41:41 +0000 Carol Bowser http://managingconflict.com/blog/poking-the-hornets-nest-how-motorola-let-emotions-get-in-the-way Hornets nest “Sometimes emotions get in the way of judgment.” So says Richard Robbins, an Atlanta based employment law attorney. Robbins comments were based on the Wrongful Termination lawsuit that former Motorola CFO has brought.

Here is the short version. Motorola CFO made remarks during a Board meeting intending to rally the Board to action. It worked, but the Hornets went after him instead. The very next day, he was fired. He now is suing. So whose emotions got in the way of judgment? My educated guess is everyone’s over a long period of time.

For more of the details check out this article on Corporate Counsel Center . Frankly, I find it somewhat refreshing that SOMEONE has acknoweldged that emotions can impact decisions and that a breakdown of a working relationship can and DOES lead to bad stuff happening—even in the C Suite.

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