SME being ? (sorry, the only SME I know is a Subject Matter Expert)

On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 9:59 AM, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Now it's Friday.
>
> Reported by whom?  I've met a lot of CEOs over the years, mostly in SMEs - their average shelf life was a lot more than two years.
>
> James
> Ottawa, ON
>
>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:21:35 -0700
>> From: rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM
>> Subject: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> Dear vanagonitera who can not wait til Friday and apologies to MODs
>> Average shelf life of a North American ceo is reported to be less than 2
>> years - please don't bring up the outlier long term ones - this is an
>> average meaning there are a few at the top and bottom and a whole bunch in
>> the less than 2 year bracket - the resignation or high turn over is not
>> daily news and often only followed by people interested in the company- the
>> brand or that particular Ceo
>>
>> This is not in any way Vanagon related of course - simply has to do with
>> the brand which is also not really us as most VW dealer do not have a clue
>> about a Vanagon
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> On Wednesday, September 23, 2015, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Winterkorn's resignation illustrates one of those cultural divides that
>> > separates Canada and the US from Europe and Asia.
>> >
>> > Winterkorn is hardly the first German CEO or higher-up to resign when
>> > something like this happens - it's a matter of honour, and taking
>> > responsibility.  You see the same behaviour in Japanese CEOs, and elsewhere
>> > in Europe and Asia.
>> >
>> > Whereas North American CEOs hardly ever resign over such things....
>> >
>> > James
>> > Ottawa, ON
>> >
>> > > Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:58:13 -0500
>> > > From: jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM <javascript:;>
>> > > Subject: VW
>> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <javascript:;>
>> > >
>> > > VW Germanyhas really stepped into it with this software debacle.  Bad
>> > > enough to get the CEO to resign.
>> > >
>> > > That's quite something.
>> > >
>> > > John
>> >
>>
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