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Well said.
I have ordered the book and wish JW all the best.
As someone who has been around this train set for quite a few years I will stick my oar into this thread, albeit with some trepidation.
There is more than enough blame to go around for everyone in the whole sorry episode.
There are, however, a few facts that seem to have vanished over time. Some of them still live in the search function of pprune but after a decade most young turks in CX have the gloss but not the detail.
Firstly we must start from the basic understanding that all history is revisionist.
The actions of management were basically unconscionable.I suspect no-one disputes that fact given their were D&G processes in the system. One only has to look at the list that IW gave to DG to get a feel for how amateur the whole process was.
That said, what is often overlooked is the fact that a strong majority of Star Chamber members were actually our professional colleagues. By my count 70%.
The DFO at the time is the key to this whole episode and hopefully spending his retirement with a good dose of insomnia (although I doubt it). He also should have hosed down the 'Peanut' incident but didn't.
He said to the senior Swire management that he would fix it.
JW always had a a bullseye on his forehead after taking a position at negotiations that 'this is a fish heads & rice offer' while we expect 'cabernet and caviar'. Not sure whether this is mentioned in the book but I must assume it is not.
KB said he would fix it and foolishly management accepted his bravado.
And as they say, the rest is history.
Last edited by VR-HFX; 21st January 2011 at 08:39.