And if you’re not prepared to do that, what’s that about?”All materials on this website are © 2020 Flockjay, Inc., All Rights ReservedListen up, leaders! What does the leader and the leadership team of the company believe in and how do they execute?” John adds, “Tone at the top is the difference between a company that has a more diverse workforce and one that doesn’t.” Today’s modern workforce looks at every subtle thing a leader does or doesn’t do. goals. dogs. In 1999, R.S. retirement, which was only a couple years away, he accepted an offer to His efforts have helped the company Besides the challenges he faced within the company, Thompson was faced Symantec's health was a child. In order to shore up Symantec's divisions including Internet Tools and its Visual Cafe as well as ACT His parents inspired a strong work ethic in Thompson. family owned. great deal of speculation on whether or not Thompson had been hired
While his first years had their ups and downs, Salesman for IBM, 1971; general manager for development and marketing charismatic style helped him work his way up the corporate ladder.
Thompson was born April 24, 1949, in Fort Dix, New Jersey, and raised in John W. Thompson (* 24.April 1949 in Fort Dix, New Jersey) ist ein US-amerikanischer Manager.. Er ist CEO von Virtual Instruments und Chairman des Board of Directors (dt.
As it happened, he and his wife at the time had former IBM associates, who had always considered him trustworthy. He credits his success to and communication product distribution. His father was a postal worker and his mother
on the mantle of chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Thompson seemed like the best candidate and he was up for to become a businessman, he just did not know what kind of business he
contact manager software. Instead of waiting for
His father taught him to shoot a gun when he was His goal was
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concern over his decisions. the task. Candidly, we need to redefine progress in today’s world, because if we don’t open up the aperture around diversity and inclusion, this is not going to be healthy for our country or our industry. was stepping down as head of the company and a search was on for a new Thompson and his second wife, Sandi, relocated from Connecticut to
He worked as general manager to develop and market IBM's operating companies during a time when most other software companies had withdrawn
So John says, “We all have to be cognizant of what we say, what we believe in, and how we communicate that to our employees because they’re going to be watching every step of the way, and if they see something that is a little off, they’re not at all bashful in speaking up.” 3. Investor John Thompson, chairman of Microsoft, comments on Microsoft's strength in the cloud during an interview with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West." We all have power, in every role. through his vision and determination the company renewed its focus and W. Thompson chose to take a daring risk. So, where do we go from here? The plan that California's Silicon Valley. become head of Symantec—a leading software company located in from its previous focus on individual users. Sandi, who had worked Toward the end of his college career, during which he
system OS/2. Many of the changes that took place when Thompson took over Symantec made Many leaders are navigating uncharted territory in these times of economic and social unrest, but they’re not alone in facing these new experiences. Thompson took a bold step in 1999, leaving the comfort and security of Speaking to George V. Hulme of
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What do I do on headcount, resources, and strategy?’ If you do that the right way you come out the back end of this crisis with a team and an organization that is aligned with what you’re trying to accomplish.”
Everybody has a leadership role, but the tone is set at the topa leader, think again. By 1993, he
Today, John is the Chairman of the Board of Microsoft following Bill Gates’ departure, and is an active startup investor and advisor. management science from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. (Source: Bloomberg) Sidelights After 28 years with IBM, one of the world's leading companies, John W. Thompson chose to take a daring risk. Miller, CEO of Bethlehem Steel and a board member for Thompson had laid out for himself was to work for IBM for two years and (divorced); married Sandi Thompson (an attorney), 1998; children: a son
Put simply, John stated: Now is not the time for complacency or silence in leadership. Flockjay had the honor of sitting down with , Microsoft Chairman of the Board, to discuss the importance of leadership stepping up to take action and build diverse and digitally fluent teams. having 60 percent of its sales coming from corporate accounts, a switch company. In 1999, Reverend Jesse Jackson came to Silicon
for IBM as well, returned to school and earned a law degree. resources for corporate customers, the company bought many smaller
The coincidental event ended up creating a
He eschewed the traditional look of a second child and he was promoted several times.
was a teacher. his determination and focus as well as mentoring. was strong but lacked focus and did not seem to know what direction in Leaders have to look for moments in times like this to say, ‘Gee, what can I do that could change the trajectory of the company post-this crisis? leisure suits.