We realize you are trying to thin the sales force without calling it a "layoff". You should have never hired hundreds of reps in the first place!
Can anyone talk for longer without saying anything? Seriously! If management-speak were an Olympic Sport, he'd have 8 Gold Medals and the World Record.
While apparently his message was to clarify, it only muddied the waters more. Any idea what he was actually trying to convey? I wasn't feeling uncomfortable before about the future, but now I kinda am!!!
So is there a CP consensus that both his stage presence and his verbal communication to the field is lacking? Why can't we get HayGroup or Ken Blanchard Group in there to polish him up? $150,000 worth of training ought do it. Damn, the dude is pulling down half a mill, maybe he should pay for it his-self?
What kinda package are you hoping for? 6-9 months? No way. You would be lucky to get 2 weeks. It's how the Dane's roll!
Why do you need ANAJ to give you a state-of-the-union address? Even if his message wasn't exactly spelled out for you. Do you just bury your head in the sand, and not look at the reality of what is happening to this industry? The writing has been on the wall and will soon come to fruition.