Vacuum of Being Leaderless

Today ( July 20,2004), was a day that was marked by a unique but a shocking news. The organization that I work with suddenly had no leader. The top man of the company decided to leave the organization. What ! Are you kidding me! Disbelief, dismay, shock were the first reactions to the news. The top man was not only the President and CEO of the organization but was also one of the founders of the company. When one of the founders of the organization chooses to take that huge of a decision it raises legitimate doubts and questions in every employee and further in every person associated with the organization (clients, vendors).  It is an interesting quagmire for every employee of the company at this point of time. Every employee is going to percieve and interpret the news according to his/her individual framework and that directly impacts the moral and vitality of the organization. From where I sit as an individual, it is wait and watch  principle, for I  am fundamentally an optimist and belive that things happen for the good. However at the same time being naive and ignorant about the chaos that must be prevalent at the top management would be foolish. So till next time... hoping for good things to happen...