Early Warning Signs: CEOs Moving Soon

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Police Chief set to Move

Here's a prediction: Top cop Karl O'Callaghan will move on. Within the next two years.

Over the years, O'Callaghan has made some contentious public statements. Many of these -- the more disagreeable ones -- seem to attack his own employees. Remember when he said -- publicly -- that too many police were too fat?

Now he's taken his public pronouncements a step further.

He pointed to the obvious, that Aboriginal youths are severely over-represented in crime. Oh dear, how non-PC. He would have been clearly identified as racist if he had not had the statistics to support his statement.

Worse yet, this top cop stated that the problem should be tackled as an issue of crime prevention. Yet his job is to catch criminals after the offence. Way out of line, to suggest that the problem is more than just a police problem.

Then he said that police would remove delinquent children from the streets. Even before they have committed a crime (for that night) these uncontrolled children will be removed from the streets. Worse yet, the police will attempt to get parents to come and take some responsibility for their own children.

Bad enough that the police have plans to encourage parents to take responsibility for their own children. Many of these children are already the responsibility of the Department of Youth Affairs. Since that department clearly is unable to manage these children, they have a clear right to be offended that they were not consulted. (No, I can't see the logic there either.)

Anyway...

All this points to a top cop who is planning to move on. Enough kowtowing, enough nodding and smiling as his political masters do nothing constructive. Enough agreeing and supporting the opportunists who gain money and power from troubled children.

Time to speak out. Time to state the obvious and take positive -- but unpopular -- action. These are the signs of a CEO who is about to retire. Or who wants to make his mark, as a precursor to a new job application.

Or... it's the actions which will lead to his sacking.

My prediction: Karl O'Callaghan will be out of the top cop position. Within two years.

Bankwest CEO to get the bum's rush

My prediction: Bankwest CEO Jon Sutton will be out the door within a year.

How can I be so sure? Because I watched Yes, Minister.

You can learn something every day... From any source.

In today's West Australian (18 Oct 2011) there is an article headlined, "Bankwest says CEO not going anywhere". The article is one sure sign that a proposed action has now been confirmed, secretly.

A few years back there was a company called GECITS, managing several outsourcing contracts in Perth. There were internal rumours that GECITS was about to be sold... Senior management quickly denied that a sale was being considered. The company was sold within six months.

When senior people -- people in the know -- begin to deny rumours -- it is a sure sign that the rumours are true.

In the article in The West Bankwest chair Harvey Collins is reported to have sent a memo to senior staff. In the memo, "Mr Collins insisted Mr Sutton 'will be continuing in his role as managing director'."

The denials have been made. It's a sure sign that Sutton is on the way out.

Anyone want a slightly-used bank CEO? Or a somewhat shop-soiled top cop? Available soon.

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