The Emmett Effect

While recognizing Emmett's lengthy career, it is vital to consider certain aspects that might be pertinent to your assessment when considering employing his services, especially in light of the challenges faced by his previous employers.

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Collaboration and Team Dynamics:

Emmett struggles to foster effective collaboration within his team. Despite substantial infrastructures having been available at his disposal, there is discernible difficulty in aligning team efforts towards cohesive, meaningful goals. Countless protracted meetings overshadow the working environment, with little to show for the invested time.

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Strategic Vision and Business Growth

One of the more concerning aspects is Emmett's apparent difficulty in formulating and executing a clear business strategy. The desire for continuous meetings appears as a substitute for any form of robust strategic planning. This lack of clarity manifested in the difficulties faced in scaling up revenue for a micro-revenue business of Nestware's, a challenge that, given the available resources, should have been easily achieved.

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Project Execution and Timelines

Of note is the extended timeline it took to deliver key projects under Emmett's leadership. Example - 500 days to revamp an e-commerce website whilst at his most recent employer's businesses, despite no apparent financial constraints, raises questions about project management and efficiency.  Equally concerning was the amount of senior team management time involved and consumed in this project.

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Acquisition Challenges

His approach during the acquisition of new business units, such as attempting to influence a change away from the owner's tongue in cheek email address before discussing fundamental business strategies, was indicative of a lack of understanding of priorities and an unusual focus on trivial details.  He will mention team building as one of his strengths but it took Emmett precisely 100 days before meeting, face to face, one of the then just acquired Nestware business' staff.

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Previous Employers

It is crucial to mention that all of Sean Emmett's previous employers – Jessops, Bonmarche, Everest, Jaeger, and Wilko – unfortunately went into administration post, or during, his tenure.  Recently, Carpetright (announced huge staff layoffs) and Flooring Megastore (withdrew from trading altogether) released negative news, highlighting once again The Emmett Effect . While it's essential to consider broader market conditions, this pattern raises concerns about his impact on the financial stability of the companies he led.  

Did they fall into Administration because of his leadership, or is it that failing businesses, when recruiting, identify with his character and trait?  Whatever the reason, it's un undeniable grim statisitc that no Director or C-Suite executive would want to be attached to.

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Conclusion

Emmett's performance suggests a misalignment between his capabilities and the demands of his roles. The inability to deliver tangible results, coupled with a seemingly disjointed approach to leadership, raises concerns about his suitability for roles that demand strategic vision, efficient project execution, and effective team collaboration.

All these factors should be considered, along with the historical context of his previous employers, when evaluating his candidacy.

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If Sean Emmett had entrepreneurial flair, belief and indeed was effective, would he be working for himself or would he be working for an organisation?

Emmett has a default setting of hiring Marketing Agencies to create visuals, tone of voice and so on, in fact, all the type of tasks he ought to be delivering himself with his internal team.  This trait will come with a 6 figure final bill for each project. 

At the highest level of senior leadership, this points to a lack of ability, intuition and creativity.

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