Comments on: Chrysler’s “Acting Chief Innovative Officer” Breaks Cover

By: crc

crc — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:03:20 +0000

http://www.demotivators.com/consulting.html

From the demotivational genuises at despair.com, “Consulting…if you’re not part of the solution, there is good money to be made in prolonging the problem.”

By: yankinwaoz

yankinwaoz — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:47:33 +0000

Notify Scott Adams… he could mine this guy and Chrysler for weeks of Dilbert material.

By: d996

d996 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:08:30 +0000

Great, another person running around to tell you how bad an employee you are and how much you need them. Aren’t all these management consultants types afflicted with some sort of Munchausen by proxy syndrome?

By: 6G74

6G74 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:04:13 +0000

Robert Schwartz :
March 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 pm

“the hugely expensive Celin Dion – Chrysler Pacifica promotion”

Admit it. You thought the car looked good by comparison.

It was certainly a stark contrast: the grossly obese Pacifica next to Skeletine Dion. Ugh.

By: Robert Schwartz

Robert Schwartz — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:01:40 +0000

“the hugely expensive Celin Dion – Chrysler Pacifica promotion”

Admit it. You thought the car looked good by comparison.

By: windswords

windswords — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:37:47 +0000

“Deborah Meyer = Responsible for those awful “Dr. Z” ads.”

Deborah Meyer, like Jim Press, came to Chrysler after Cerberus bought it from “Dr. Z”. Deborah Meyer is the former head of Lexus marketing. Maybe we could blame Dieter himself for the “Dr. Z” ads? He certainly fits the definition of failure.

By: Blunozer

Blunozer — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:31:58 +0000

“Among the people and the areas to watch: Trevor Creed is Chrysler’s chief designer; Deborah Meyer is chief marketing officer; Frank Klegon heads product development.”

Trevor Creed = Responsible for okaying the new Sebring

Deborah Meyer = Responsible for those awful “Dr. Z” ads.

Frank Klegon = Responsible for okaying all those badge engineered SUVs (Nitro, Aspen, Patriot)

Peter Arnell = Responsible for the Pacifica/Celine Dion tragedy

My God… Its a cavalcade of failure!

By: SherbornSean

SherbornSean — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:08:21 +0000

This guy may be the “acting” chief innovation officer, but shouldn’t Trevor Creed be the “real” chief innovation officer. Isn’t that his job?

Chrysler doesn’t need innovation. It needs to get the basics right. Like interiors with quality materials, rasonably attractive exteriors, and radical reductions in the number and severity of defects.

It’s not about innovation, it’s about perpriration. You would have thought Press picked that up in his 30 years at Toyota.

By: John R

John R — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:03:47 +0000

Wow, that photo is pretty apropo. It seems like every office, including mine, has one of these types. They look annoying even while smiling.