Cynthia makes two important assumptions in her turnaround philosophy. The first is that corporate values are crucial to a company’s success. The second is that the time, money, and energy it takes to convince key players to accept the key values is not worth the return.

a. From your experience, do you agree with Cynthia’s two key assumptions?

b. Let’s assume you do agree with the two assumptions. Do you agree with Cynthia’s approach to quickly aligning performance management vertically? Or do you think this is just her rationalization of corporate ruthlessness?