Where Ellen DeGeneres Went Wrong and What We Should Learn from It

“My instinct told me it’s time.” This is what Ellen DeGeneres said when asked why they are ending the show on its 19th season. But it’s clearly more than just instincts when just last year the show host’s reputation took a serious beating after alleged toxic workplace conditions and mistreatment.

On a whim last week, I shared my thoughts on LinkedIn about the show ending and it resulted in a hefty conversation that made it to the featured section of LinkedIn news. Thank you to all of you that contributed.

Due to the relevancy of the conversation, I synthesized the thoughts to the most poignant learning lessons in hopes that it’s valuable to you, our readers.

Here are some lessons we can learn from the controversial case of The Ellen DeGeneres Show:

Take Full Responsibility

The “Be Kind” branding she and her team carefully curated throughout the years crumbled. Ellen’s statements regarding the controversy also didn’t help. In a leaked email addressed to her staff, Ellen acknowledged responsibility for what happened as her name was on the show, but she also claimed that she delegated a lot and trusted others to do their jobs as she wanted but clearly some…