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July 23, 2003

CEOs find that a carrot works better than a club

CEOs find that a carrot works better than a club | csmonitor.com

Excerpt:

...Last week Ron Galotti, publisher of GQ magazine, resigned under pressure in the wake of what company officials described as widespread unhappiness among employees. They called his management style "abrasive" and his selling techniques "brash."

By contrast, they describe Mr. Galotti's successor, Peter King Hunsinger, as even-keeled.

A few days earlier, in similar vein, The New York Times announced the appointment of a new executive editor, Bill Keller. A veteran reporter, Mr. Keller is earning praise from colleagues and superiors for his "decency" and for being "an accomplished manager and a trusted leader." That represents a shift, they say, from the approach of his predecessor, Howell Raines, who conceded that many people on the staff viewed him as "inaccessible and arrogant."

Could these high-profile, high-powered appointments be the harbinger of friendlier work environments elsewhere? ...

In a newsroom meeting, Keller told the staff that he does not regard their work as "an endless combat mission," the paper reports. Instead, he wants colleagues to savor life a little more, either spending time with their families or enjoying culture. "That will enrich you and your work as much as a competitive pulse rate will," he said.

What refreshing advice for CEOs in every business to give their underlings....

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