Twitter's Ceo
Final Exam Essay
Tammy Schlapman
Current Issues/Corporate Law & Ethics
Professor Jason Lum
BA 508-02-78
June 30, 2013
Essay Question
Complete a web search on why Twitter’s CEO, Evan Williams, demoted himself and answer the following questions: * Why did he demote himself? * How will it improve the company?
Final Exam Essay
Why did Williams Demote Himself? To begin simply, it seems to me that Evan Williams, the ex-CEO of Twitter, has honestly realized who he is, such as his personal strengths and weaknesses, and has accepted those and decided to play to his strengths and continue on in a way that makes the most sense for the company as well as himself. It is clear that Williams has learned his role over the years: he is an incredibly smart inventor who is able to take a great idea and help to turn it into something truly amazing, yet he doesn’t necessarily have the people skills that are needed in order to successfully run a large company that has witnessed incredible growth trends. Since Twitter first popped up, the company has experienced continued growth which doesn’t exhibit signs of slowing down. This, coupled with the fact that Williams had been too slow in hiring the right people for the jobs which kept multiplying, led to some great difficulties within the company. Here is this great internet company that began so small but has grown so huge, and yet failure could be in the future due to a lack of proper management. As Williams has openly admitted to the fact that he lacks some management and people skills, he has almost stated that serious problems could arise without some changes occurring. If an individual is acting as a CEO of a company, they have to have a knowledgeable understanding of the legalities. With Williams, he has had problems in his past related to his lack of managerial skills. An individual in this position could easily face some great challenges and unknowingly bring serious and potentially fatal
Tammy Schlapman
Current Issues/Corporate Law & Ethics
Professor Jason Lum
BA 508-02-78
June 30, 2013
Essay Question
Complete a web search on why Twitter’s CEO, Evan Williams, demoted himself and answer the following questions: * Why did he demote himself? * How will it improve the company?
Final Exam Essay
Why did Williams Demote Himself? To begin simply, it seems to me that Evan Williams, the ex-CEO of Twitter, has honestly realized who he is, such as his personal strengths and weaknesses, and has accepted those and decided to play to his strengths and continue on in a way that makes the most sense for the company as well as himself. It is clear that Williams has learned his role over the years: he is an incredibly smart inventor who is able to take a great idea and help to turn it into something truly amazing, yet he doesn’t necessarily have the people skills that are needed in order to successfully run a large company that has witnessed incredible growth trends. Since Twitter first popped up, the company has experienced continued growth which doesn’t exhibit signs of slowing down. This, coupled with the fact that Williams had been too slow in hiring the right people for the jobs which kept multiplying, led to some great difficulties within the company. Here is this great internet company that began so small but has grown so huge, and yet failure could be in the future due to a lack of proper management. As Williams has openly admitted to the fact that he lacks some management and people skills, he has almost stated that serious problems could arise without some changes occurring. If an individual is acting as a CEO of a company, they have to have a knowledgeable understanding of the legalities. With Williams, he has had problems in his past related to his lack of managerial skills. An individual in this position could easily face some great challenges and unknowingly bring serious and potentially fatal