Assessing the NYT's Quandary

The grand lesson that one learns from this NYT's quandary, can be found in the various strategy classics.  

Whenever there is excessive disorder within any leadership culture, the after-effects regularly permeates throughout the organizational structure.  The senior level management must maintain the order and the flow of their organization by whatever means necessary.   ... 

Summary

The quality of the leadership culture determines the quality of the other essential strategic values regardless of the organizational type.