Talk is cheap: It is past time Kalanick, now 40, actually grew up and led his company out of its frat-boy "baller" culture into something resembling a decent work culture instead of just paying it lip service, says Nocera.
"This is the first time I've been willing to admit that I need leadership help and I intend to get it,” wrote Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, in an e-mail to his staff the other day.
In that same e-mail, which he sent out after Bloomberg published a video showing him berating an Uber driver, the 40-year-old CEO also said that the incident reminded him that he “must fundamentally change as a leader and grow up.”
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