Bivens' replacement has had board clash of her own
Outgoing LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens and her acting replacement, Marsha J. Evans, have at least one thing in common: both have been ousted by boards of directors that found their management styles overbearing.
Bivens essentially was given the heave-ho last week when several members of the LPGA’s board called for her resignation. Evans’ turn came in 2005 when she was ousted as president and CEO of the American Red Cross, and received a severance package valued at about $780,000.
According to The Washington Post:
The [Red Cross] board's executive committee was unhappy with her communication and collaboration with the 50-member Board of Governors and … the board believed she needed to change her "command-and-control" management style.
Evans pledged to improve, to involve the board earlier in more issues and to coach her management team to communicate more with the board.
But in early December [2006], she and the board clashed again over her decision to remove several senior executives, and most of the board's 14-member Executive Committee decided that they had lost confidence in her leadership.
Before joining the Red Cross, Evans was national executive director of Girl Scouts of the USA. According to Forbes.com, she currently serves on the boards of the Office Depot, the Huntsman Corporation, Weight Watchers International, North Highland and The Estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings.
Posted by: HardDraw | Jul 14, 2009 10:49:39 PM
Wow She was the one in charge on the Red Cross during Hurricane Katrina:Remember oh the 200+ millions American donated for Katrina for New Orleans & it's surrounding areas.Evans only used 15-20 mil for the Katrina strategy.The balanced went into well who knows.She is just plain terrible I am thinking the LPGA had abargain with Bivens.
Posted by: Puller | Jul 14, 2009 8:09:26 AM
Sounds like replacing a gopher with a groundhog to me.
Posted by: GolfNut | Jul 13, 2009 8:02:58 PM
Yet again.....never hire a woman to do a mans job....at least not until they learn to control their hormones.
Posted by: James | Jul 13, 2009 6:32:32 PM
how about being bilingual as criteria? Especially in Korean? Yeah, like me. With international business savy. LOL!!!
Posted by: Nutinpa | Jul 13, 2009 1:57:50 PM
Hard to see how this is an improvement for the LPGA, but hey, what do I know? It seems like a "healer" is what this organization needs. A golf scribe had suggested Judy Rankin last week, which made loads of sense to me. Whatever Judy lacks in business savvy is likely to be overcome by her universal appeal. Then again, as a cancer survivor, does she really need the stress that the LPGA faces in the coming year? I doubt it.