CEOs Who Invite Email From All Employees

Carl Bialik from the WSJ writes "Cinergy Corp. CEO James E. Rogers, who at 11 one evening was reading email from employees at home while nursing a vodka, is the norm, not the exception at major U.S. companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. 'Advocates say such a policy is a powerful leadership tool that can nip crises in the bud, boost morale, uncover new ideas, and cut through corporate red tape. In the post-Enron era of CEO accountability, reading employee email helps the boss appear hands-on and accessible. But reading and replying to dozens of employee messages each day takes time that could be spent doing something else. Skeptics say the practice distracts CEOs from more-pressing work -- and extends already long workdays.' Of course, portable email devices have made it easier to sift through dozens or hundreds of employee messages each day. While being driven to meetings, Pfizer's CEO says, 'I don't look out the window. I use my BlackBerry and answer my email.'"

Comments

Because.....

[mctaylor82]

That's just how we roll in Cincinnati.

Re:Be careful if you email while drinking...

[pete-classic]

The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.
-Patton

It's sweet and fitting to go home after.

-Peter

Re:Irony

[Surt]

Worse, I got moderated both informative and insightful.

But then someone got irritated and moderated me overrated.

All in all, some interesting moderation for a praise post.