Bp Evaluation of Leadership During and After Deepwater Horizon Drilling Incident
III. Discuss and evaluate the leadership of change:
a.)
When it comes to BP and the changes that were made in the post-crisis era since the oil spill it is very important to reference their history of safety violations. The oil spill of project Deepwater Horizon was one largest examples of their previous lack of care and respect to safety and the earth. Previous to the spill they have been in trouble with the authorities for illegal dumping of waste products in northern Alaska as well as being fined $13 million by OSHA for failing to comply with safety violations four years after an explosion at a Texas refinery in 2005. BP has a notable track record for paying out billions of dollars to offer compensation for accidents or slight misjudgments of ethical behavior. Tony Hayward, a British born businessman, replaced former CEO John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley, on May 1 2007. John Browne is widely held accountable for all the drastic cuts in BP’s safety and maintenance programs which lead to the illegal dumping and the Texas refinery explosion which killed 15 people. Browne left the company abruptly after he admitted he gave an “untruthful account” to court about how he met a previous love companion. BP then appointed Tony Hayward who served as BP’s chief executive of Exploration & Production before taking the position of CEO. To many professionals in the industry Hayward was not ready for this promotion and the responsibilities it brought on. The crisis of Deepwater Horizon was the changing catalyst or trigger at BP and their safety regulations and crisis communication. During the beginning of the crisis Tony Hayward was guilty of having a callous and uncaring appeal to the victims affected by the oil spill. Due to his behavior and BP’s lack to remove him from the situation fast enough many were witnesses to a CEO that seemed more overwhelmed by his own suffering from the crisis that he could not connect with the actual process of getting it fixed. BP
a.)
When it comes to BP and the changes that were made in the post-crisis era since the oil spill it is very important to reference their history of safety violations. The oil spill of project Deepwater Horizon was one largest examples of their previous lack of care and respect to safety and the earth. Previous to the spill they have been in trouble with the authorities for illegal dumping of waste products in northern Alaska as well as being fined $13 million by OSHA for failing to comply with safety violations four years after an explosion at a Texas refinery in 2005. BP has a notable track record for paying out billions of dollars to offer compensation for accidents or slight misjudgments of ethical behavior. Tony Hayward, a British born businessman, replaced former CEO John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley, on May 1 2007. John Browne is widely held accountable for all the drastic cuts in BP’s safety and maintenance programs which lead to the illegal dumping and the Texas refinery explosion which killed 15 people. Browne left the company abruptly after he admitted he gave an “untruthful account” to court about how he met a previous love companion. BP then appointed Tony Hayward who served as BP’s chief executive of Exploration & Production before taking the position of CEO. To many professionals in the industry Hayward was not ready for this promotion and the responsibilities it brought on. The crisis of Deepwater Horizon was the changing catalyst or trigger at BP and their safety regulations and crisis communication. During the beginning of the crisis Tony Hayward was guilty of having a callous and uncaring appeal to the victims affected by the oil spill. Due to his behavior and BP’s lack to remove him from the situation fast enough many were witnesses to a CEO that seemed more overwhelmed by his own suffering from the crisis that he could not connect with the actual process of getting it fixed. BP