- My new Kickstarter, Schneid’s, has launched! Schneid’s is a 150,000 word novel that chronicles DAVEY O’CONNOR, an Irish Catholic who gets sucked into the vortex of the times and strays from the righteous path his parents had laid out for him. He succumbs to temptations, makes mistakes big and small and learns to survive. In Bellerose, Queens–part of New York City but bordering Nassau County– “Schneid’s” was a real candy store that evolved from a family-friendly respite into a hangout for hundreds of kids, from naïve pot heads to angry gangsters.
- Is there a cure when a company culture gets sick? A cautionary tale for change leaders
Tim Dempsey, author of No Fear: Tales of a Change Agent, or, Why I Couldn’t Fix Nortel Networks!, deconstructs the demise of a technology titan and the culture that went bad
- Toronto Globe: An Insider’s Guide of What Doomed Nortel
When Tim Dempsey applied in 1984 to become a technical librarian in North Carolina for a subsidiary of Nortel Networks, it took 31/2 months to hear back. Then came the urgent request that he be available for an interview in two days – and start working, if selected, within two weeks. When he indicated that he needed to give a month’s notice to his existing employer, his new boss was outraged. Mr. Dempsey observes in his memoir, No Fear: “No activity for three months, then near panic because he was late. I didn’t know how prevalent this behaviour would be.
- UNC School of Information and Library Science Press Release
UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) alumnus Tim Dempsey (MSLS ’80) has just released a new book titled No Fear: Tales of a Change Agent or Why I Couldn’t Fix Nortel Networks. The book is a business memoir describing the fall of Nortel Networks from Dempsey’s perspective as the former head of Organization Development.
- Press Release for No Fear! Tales of a Change Agent or Why I Couldn’t Fix Nortel Networks
For most of the 90s, Tim Dempsey was Nortel’s most senior executive for Organization Development. He worked with all of the top management team as the company rose to excellence and then crashed and burned. Dempsey was not only there, he saw it coming and tried to prevent it. In his new memoir, released today, “No Fear: Tales of a Change Agent, or, Why I Couldn’t Fix Nortel Networks,” he tells a number of stories to illustrate how a sick culture and a poorly formed leadership system can bring about the demise of a Fortune 50 sized company.
