Originally Posted by
ATNotts
Rather reminiscent of Morrisons, an excellently run regional business, controlled from to to bottom by Ken Morrison. When he stepped down and (allegedly) profession retail management brought in, they darn near sent an erstwhile successful business into oblivion.
Spider's web style of management. The spider sits at the centre of the web and controls everything. When the spider dies, the company also tends to go into decline. It's hard for the spider to let go, but succession planning should be foremost in Phillip Meeson's mind if he wishes his company to continue to flourish.