Siemens mobile division - pst pst

Siemens Mobile Division is losing money and they are not even amongst the leading mobile phone company, as just written in an earlier posting today. There were rumours before that Ningbo Bird of China is interested in its acquisition.

A leader mostly has clear plans and if the leader is very strong, they are able to reveal those plans in public. Knowing that the followers won't be able to catch up anyway, and that benchmarking wouldn't bring them much as well.

Siemens is quiet about the future of its division. Is this a good move? It depends. Internal communication is important to keep the workforce motivated. If leadership stays quiet, the internal rumour mill starts its workings and top talent might leave the company. In addition, shareholders might be unhappy, thinking, that the company is clueless and has lost its sense of direction. Again, communications proves its point.

Silence is such not always golden. Sometimes, communicating too much is simply better.

(By Asia Business Consulting)