Gordon Pitts thinks the story about Gary Daichendt's sudden departure from Nortel is about the "peril and complexities of bringing God -- or, at least, talk of God -- into the corner office." (See The Globe and Mail: The risks of giving God a seat in the boardroom)

Daichendt has said he left because of disagreements over the direction Nortel was taking. See Pitts early piece: 'No ultimatum . . . I resigned' Former Nortel president denies report of a mission-from-God power play.

See also my earlier piece God, Nortel and Business Leaders who bring their Faith to Work

Rather than asking what role God played in the resignation, Pitts ought to be asking why is a man of faith with a solid reputation of integrity in the marketplace resigning over strategy at a company that has been under investigation for ethics violations. Perhaps the direction that Mr. Daichendt saw the company going in was a direction he could not in good conscience follow.

Isn't this the real story here?  Why lambaste Daichendt for praying about his job?  Why not ask what it was he was praying about that made him put his job and his career on the line in resigning from the company?  What is going on at Nortel that the public doesn't know about that it ought to know about that would make GaryDaichendt uncomfortable and cause him to leave so suddenly?

Those are the questions Gordon Pitts ought to asking, not is it perilous to bring God into the boardroom. The perilous thing for Mr. Daichendt to do was to continue in a job that required him to go in a direction he felt was the wrong direction. What goes around, comes around. I think it may turn out that Mr. Daichendt made the right decision. We shall see.