No gobbledygook; Sam Zell's company handbook is in plain English
| January 27, 2008 |  View for printing |
How much should a company's culture reflect its chief executive, especially one who prides himself on being blunt and innovative — and, some might say, abrasive?
If you're new Tribune Co. CEO Sam Zell, the answer seems to be: a lot. At least that was the feeling workers got with distribution of a new employee handbook, a document that's nothing like the lawyer-filled gobbledygook in most corporate manuals. Consider the opening:
"Rule 1: Use your best judgment."
"Rule 2: See Rule 1."
By Molly Selvin
The Los Angeles Times
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