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Bette A. Ludwig, PhD 🌱's avatar

It's just mass chaos right now and I'm not sure how anyone would think the way they're going about these cuts are going to lead to effective and positive change. The ripple effects are going to be felt for decades.

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Bobby Bakshi's avatar

Thanks, Brian, for laying this out with hard data. It makes NO business sense. I want to hear from pragmatic CEOs who's voice is heard in the White House to bring sense to this insanity. Who are those CEOs? Where's their voice? May main steam media focus on THEM and not that guy who's EV company is the most hated in the US right now.

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Brian Elliott's avatar

There's a lot of fear driving many to be quiet, even those who would normally speak out as well as some who are now wanting to do so. The response in the room with Trump of the BRT (business roundtable) was relatively muted: polite applause, no pushback. The chatter afterwards apparently was a lot more "wtf" ....

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Bobby Bakshi's avatar

Yes. Classic behavior amid a tyrant regime. There is no room to hear different perspectives and curiosity to learn from others. Time will tell how this silence impacts CEO decisions and how the markets/customers respond. I wish Edelman's Trust Barometer was quarterly instead of annual.

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