I agree that this situation raises some serious questions about the suitability of one or more people at CEA to continue in certain roles, but …
I suspect any response would need multiple layers of review within CEA and possibly by external legal counsel. Depending on the content, they probably should offer to run a response by Fran first. And there are likely to be some constraints on what the response can say in light of legal obligations to current and/or past employees. I think we need to consider that before drawing any adverse inferences from silence after a few days.
It’s also likely that there is a tension between individual CEA leadership employees/leaders’ interest in convincing the community that they are fit to serve in their roles and the institutional interests of CEA itself and/or the employee/leader’s obligations to CEA. The lawyers are certainly bound by attorney-client privilege. So I’d exercise caution in drawing negative inferences against an individual employee or leader without considering that their ability to defend themselves may be compromised.
The substance of my concern is how the issue was handled, not the communication delay — although I do think there are 80⁄20 ways to respond quickly without undue legal risk.
I agree that this situation raises some serious questions about the suitability of one or more people at CEA to continue in certain roles, but …
I suspect any response would need multiple layers of review within CEA and possibly by external legal counsel. Depending on the content, they probably should offer to run a response by Fran first. And there are likely to be some constraints on what the response can say in light of legal obligations to current and/or past employees. I think we need to consider that before drawing any adverse inferences from silence after a few days.
It’s also likely that there is a tension between individual CEA leadership employees/leaders’ interest in convincing the community that they are fit to serve in their roles and the institutional interests of CEA itself and/or the employee/leader’s obligations to CEA. The lawyers are certainly bound by attorney-client privilege. So I’d exercise caution in drawing negative inferences against an individual employee or leader without considering that their ability to defend themselves may be compromised.
The substance of my concern is how the issue was handled, not the communication delay — although I do think there are 80⁄20 ways to respond quickly without undue legal risk.