Comments on: Apology Please http://reputationxchange.com/2007/07/19/apology-please/ ReputationXchange.com is a blog written by Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross, Weber Shandwick's Chief Reputation Strategist Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:52:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: LGR http://reputationxchange.com/2007/07/19/apology-please/#comment-139 LGR Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:41:00 +0000 http://reputationxchange.com/2007/07/19/apology-please/#comment-139 That's a great question. I would help Whole Foods first. The reputation of Whole Foods is more important because the company is more than its CEO and founder. His undeniable imprint on the company culture has made Whole Foods an outstanding company. It will go on. I would not be surprised if Mackey is asked to announce a retirement date or make mention that they are looking into a succession plan. He will do fine and seems to have the personality to rebound successfully if he leaves. His apology was a good first step. That’s a great question. I would help Whole Foods first. The reputation of Whole Foods is more important because the company is more than its CEO and founder. His undeniable imprint on the company culture has made Whole Foods an outstanding company. It will go on. I would not be surprised if Mackey is asked to announce a retirement date or make mention that they are looking into a succession plan. He will do fine and seems to have the personality to rebound successfully if he leaves. His apology was a good first step.

]]> By: Anonymous http://reputationxchange.com/2007/07/19/apology-please/#comment-138 Anonymous Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:42:00 +0000 http://reputationxchange.com/2007/07/19/apology-please/#comment-138 What I'm interested in learning about is who would you help? Would it be more reasonable to help John Mackey salvage his reputation and career, or do you help Whole Foods first? Also, would it be reasonable from Whole Foods's perspective to want to sack Mackey? <br/><br/>In that case, aren't the reputation strategies of two entities at odds? So many questions...<br/><br/>-Michael Allison<br/>www.michaelallison.ca What I’m interested in learning about is who would you help? Would it be more reasonable to help John Mackey salvage his reputation and career, or do you help Whole Foods first? Also, would it be reasonable from Whole Foods’s perspective to want to sack Mackey?

In that case, aren’t the reputation strategies of two entities at odds? So many questions…

-Michael Allison
http://www.michaelallison.ca

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