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AOL's "Crisis of Confidence"

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Employee confidence has been a major issue that I have tried to address. I read an article today detailing plans of AOL's new CEO Tim Armstrong. "Can Tim Armstrong Think Different at AOL" His description of the "core" problem at AOL, was the employees have a "crisis of confidence". I LOVE that expression!! That fits almost everything I have been saying about the state of many employees!

AOL, has been a major web player, well, before I even knew there was a "web" (25years!). Previous CEOs have taken on numerous projects and partnerships (Time Warner), all in an effort to keep AOL competitive with the exponential growth of competitors like Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. Mr. Armstrong, (formerly of Google's advertising division) has a "new" vision for AOL. What struck me, is it is not far from the "original" vision of AOL.

I really wish AOL the best of luck. I am excited to see a Leader remembering where their success came from and delivering their vision. I am also excited to see a company realizing their history, along with their successes and failures, and attempting to deliver a message of confidence and definitive direction to their employees.

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