From Salesforce to Apple: When CEO politics backfire
- Joseph K

- Feb 25
- 1 min read
When Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff seemingly joked earlier this month that immigration officials were standing by to deport international employees at an all-hands meeting, the comment not only fell flat, but it also set off a wave of employee criticism and public distancing from his own leadership. It’s a situation that highlighted the blurred lines between political tensions outside and inside the workplace and the increasing responsibility of HR to help leadership navigate those boundaries.
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