High-profile departures are hard to read because leadership teams are usually (and should be) paranoid about the effect on morale. Also, as a general rule, clea

High-profile departures are hard to read because leadership teams are usually (and should be) paranoid about the effect on morale. Also, as a general rule, clean breaks with little to no warning are easier to digest for the rest of the company rather than long, drawn out affairs where gossip can be given life through dint of "overhearing" the subject (almost incorrectly or out of context) in the hallway.