CHAPTER 17
Execution
Tuesday, July 20, 10:26 a.m. . . .
“There’s not enough green on this dashboard, people,” said Barton, his voice conveying rising temper.
Rajit Palepu stood frozen, not saying anything, not continuing his presentation. Barton had interrupted him in midsentence. Silence descended like fog into the large conference room. Akita appeared angry. Marochek looked down at his hands, seemingly embarrassed. The product and manufacturing engineers in the room displayed a range of emotions, from annoyance to disappointment to dismay.
This major review of progress on the new plane had begun promptly at 10 a.m. and would continue throughout the day, with only a short break for lunch. Akita and Marochek had fashioned a status dashboard, ...
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