German Rail: "Organized Irresponsibility": Rail Chief Blasts Previous Performance Deficiencies in Management
Railway boss Evelyn Palla is calling for more commitment from management and criticizing the previous performance culture as insufficient. Train delays remain the major problem.
Berlin. Deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla has criticized the lack of willingness to perform among executives in her company. "The performance culture of the past was not sufficient for the performance of the railway, we want to change that," the CEO of Deutsche Bahn told "Welt am Sonntag". More energy had been used to explain the problems than to solve them. "In the end, that was something like organized irresponsibility. That must be a thing of the past."
After taking office last year, Palla began a group restructuring, which includes, among other things, a slimming down of the headquarters and a transfer of responsibility to the regions. "We have eliminated many levels in administration. But that alone does not make for a better railway. Things will only change if management changes, if responsibility is also perceived and lived in the decentralized units," she added.
"Performance starts at the top - first with me myself. Then with the Executive Board. We are the first level that must embody and exemplify that," the Deutsche Bahn CEO emphasized.
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