“The only word he knew was ‘I.’” Eight current and former WeWork executives have criticised the enablers that gave Adam Neumann a free ride , according to the Real Deal . Neumann surrounded himself with yes men , and newly appointed co - CEO Mark Minson , who " was supposed to be the adult " , was his biggest enabler , they said . Minson ’s lack of intervention in his record surprised some executives ; however , one said that an attempt to cross Neumann resulted in him being shifted from COO to a position as CFO . While Neumann remains as non - executive chairman of a board overseeing two internal CEOs , with no plans to hire a single , external CEO , there is little hope that much will change , the former executives said . One of the executives said We was going to lay off Neumann ’s enablers in coming days .
Eight current and former WeWork executives have criticised the enablers that gave Adam Neumann a free ride , according to the Real Deal . Neumann surrounded himself with yes men , and newly appointed co - CEO Mark Minson , who " was supposed to be the adult " , was his biggest enabler , they said . Minson ’s lack of intervention in his record surprised some executives ; however , one said that an attempt to cross Neumann resulted in him being shifted from COO to a position as CFO . While Neumann remains as non - executive chairman of a board overseeing two internal CEOs , with no plans to hire a single , external CEO , there is little hope that much will change , the former executives said . One of the executives said We was going to lay off Neumann ’s enablers in coming days .