We thought we would see a lot of creative things taking place. And then the recession hit. I'm not sure he ever fully psychologically recovered from firing all the people he had to fire. He was ashen in the days leading up to and right after laying off 147 people. Willes and Coffey couldn't be more different.
Willes is quick to make decisions.
He throws out ideas and expects instant response. He wants goals set, things done. Coffey likes to ponder situations, put together committees to study problems, and in a collegial, democratic way, reach consensus decisions. Many joke that he's a hologram, and they need a translator after a meeting with him. Click here to view the second half of this story.