To contain the fallout, Mr. Kalanick also began more disclosure. Mr. Kalanick defended Mr. Michael, saying he believed Mr. Michael could learn from his mistakes. At the Las Vegas outing, Mr. Kalanick also held a companywide lecture reviewing Uber’s 14 core values, the attendees said. At the Tuesday all-hands meeting, Ms. Huffington, the Uber board member, also vowed that the company would make another change. According to attendees and video of the meeting, Ms. Huffington said there would no longer be hiring of “brilliant jerks.”

Source: New York Times February 23, 2017 00:31 UTC