The black, female professor was concerned there had been a mine accident and someone died. Someone had died in the past. She thought the company should shut the mine down (It was a large part of the company). It was basically someone died. My feelings were hurt.
Someone should have asked the professor if the same result occurred in a state program ran by a Democrat Governor, should they shut it down?
Ah, makes sense in the current world. Gonna take more than that to give most HBS MBAs a conscience or a heart, however.
What if someone died from an experimental vaccine? Should the program be shut down?
In this issue the CEO assigns someone at a lower level to look into what caused the death. He would assign someone with vast experience of working in the same or similar mimes. If it's something that can reasonably be prevented in the future it's time to take action and solve the problem.,p> Thinking that the mine should be closed is stupid. It does not happen.
This however does not merit time from a CEO.