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Boeing’s Board Must Look in the Mirror for Its Next Shake-Up
The company’s governance needs a broad overhaul and bold ideas. What about adding a union representative?
Boeing’s board needs to go beyond incremental changes.
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Last week, Boeing Co.’s airline customers sent two clear messages when they asked to meet with the planemaker’s directors without its chief executive officer, David Calhoun.
The first was that they had lost confidence in Calhoun and his deputies. No matter where you fall on the organization chart, it’s never a good sign when a client wants a tête-à-tête with your boss and doesn’t invite you along.