http://www.minger.net/2007/01/23/pressler-out-at-gap-semel-next-at-yahoo/ The Long Tail of Web 2.0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:30:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.minger.net/2007/01/23/pressler-out-at-gap-semel-next-at-yahoo/#comment-748 Walt Disney World Vacation Info » More on Paul Pressler Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:03:15 +0000 http://www.minger.net/2007/01/23/pressler-out-at-the-gap-semel-next-at-yahoo/#comment-748 [...] MingerNet finds an interesting little anecdote about Paul Pressler’s management style. This may have worked back in the 80s and 90s, but today it’s non-functioning. During top managers’ final reviews of the products for an upcoming season, Mr. Pressler — a former Walt Disney Co. executive who often acknowledged that understanding fashion was not his strength — simply asked questions about the merchandise, rather than making decisions. After he left the room, his charges huddled and, like Kremlinologists, tried to deconstruct his remarks and reinterpret them as orders. As a result, they frequently fussed over trivial issues such as how the woven shirts should be folded, or whether the legs of the khaki pants should hang off the table. A larger sense of direction never became clear. [...] [...] MingerNet finds an interesting little anecdote about Paul Pressler’s management style. This may have worked back in the 80s and 90s, but today it’s non-functioning. During top managers’ final reviews of the products for an upcoming season, Mr. Pressler — a former Walt Disney Co. executive who often acknowledged that understanding fashion was not his strength — simply asked questions about the merchandise, rather than making decisions. After he left the room, his charges huddled and, like Kremlinologists, tried to deconstruct his remarks and reinterpret them as orders. As a result, they frequently fussed over trivial issues such as how the woven shirts should be folded, or whether the legs of the khaki pants should hang off the table. A larger sense of direction never became clear. [...]

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