For those of you who haven’t heard/read the news, Chrysler is under new management under Cerebrus Capital Management LP. Cerebrus bought Chrysler from former owner Daimler AG for USD 7.4B.
Now Chrysler employees are now starting to get jittery and jumpy because of the recent events. One thing they’re not happy about is the appointment of Robert Nardelli (Home Depot and General Electric) a known cut-throat chief. To compound matters, Nardelli is an outsider to the industry. Employees are now starting to apply for jobs at Daimler and Chrysler Financial.
Change management is one thing that Cerebrus has to look into. Losing white-collar men spells bad news for any organization.
Source: Detroit News
Aug 13
harshpaul Said,
August 14, 2007 @ 12:09 am
Cerberus has perhaps taken the right decision. It will take tough action and good policy to bring Chrysler back on track. But the new management must win the confidence of its employees first.
Alex Said,
August 14, 2007 @ 7:50 am
Yes. Change management is a tall order post-take over. I think Bob Nardelli’s appointment is the real source of jitters in Chrysler since he’s an industry outsider. I guess gearheads stick to their kind.
RSS feed for comments on this post · TrackBack URI