Comments on: Johnson & Johnson’s Christine Poon To Retire

By: Art

Art — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:24:05 +0000

If you mean by action oriented’ cutting another x thousands of heads, please spare us the action.
The only thing being looked at /talked about for the last years is cost cutting, while people are still expected to be ‘engaged’ and deliver new products, under almost daily organization changes.
A “befehl ist befehl” mentality kills the appetite for initiative or accountability.
As for political, indeed which top manager isn’t?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:38:22 +0000

Grant,
Not sure how many action oriented people who don’t ‘do’ politics survive at the top of organizations like J&J but certainly hope you are right.
Any chance Weldon will do a McCain and bring in a regional sales manager who he met once - liked her - and assures us she is equipped to step in at a hearbeat’s notice?

By: Grant

Grant — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:06:55 +0000

J&J is finally showing signs of accountability, and making the consequential changes to enable making things better. Lets hope the successor is less political, and more realist and action oriented!

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:34:36 +0000

I’m missing Poon already!

By: chan

chan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:03:58 +0000

My bet is spread between David Norton or Alex Gorsky. I would be surprised if the decision was not already made. I would expect they will make it public in the coming days or weeks.

By: Ima Misfit

Ima Misfit — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:46:58 +0000

I’m guessing that Alex Gorsky was brought back as backfill for Poon.