As interim CEO, GM’s Whitacre wastes no time in shaking up management

Filed under: Company News , People , General Motors General Motors Co. Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. urged the troubled automaker’s employees to forget their old bureaucratic culture, telling them Friday not to fear being fired for taking risks. Whitacre, who also announced key management changes, wants to speed up the automaker’s shift to an entrepreneurial culture where decisions are made quickly. “We want you to step up. We don’t want any bureaucracy,” Whitacre told employees, strolling back and forth across a stage at the company’s headquarters here. “We’re not going to make it if you won’t take a risk,” he told the audience of 800. Continue reading As interim CEO, GM’s Whitacre wastes no time in shaking up management As interim CEO, GM’s Whitacre wastes no time in shaking up management originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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