Uber new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi made his first address with the employees after taking over as head of the company since the ouster of founder Travis.  Knowing some of the pains the company and staffs are going through, Dara was frank and forthcoming on his intentions.

Here’s a snipet of his speech:

“First, I am going to be totally transparent with you. I am not going to B.S. you. The thing that I’ve found in life and in management is that the higher up you get in an organization, the less you really know about what’s going on. Because people start holding back, and they are afraid to tell you what’s going on. The only way that I’ve seen to combat that is to be absolutely honest with you and to be completely straight and authentic with you. Hopefully that will allow me to deserve the same right back from you. I’m not going to B.S. you and I will ask you not to B.S. me.

Second, I’m a fighter. I’ll fight with you. I don’t like war metaphors, it’s kind of a male metaphor, but we’re in a battle here and I think everybody knows it. Just know that I’m here, I made the decision, I am all in and I’m going to fight for you with everything in my body. I hope you’ll join me in that battle.

And last, I will know that I’ve succeeded here if everybody in this room and who is watching all over the world knows they can contribute to the success of Uber in their own way. Everyone’s different, everyone has their own skillsets—if you’re numerative or have a higher EQ, if you’re here in the US or in a global office, if you’re a dev, if you’re in marketing, if you’re in PR, or ops or regardless of your gender or your beliefs—everyone is going to participate and contribute in their own way. And if everyone feels like they can and they can be themselves but they can also be Uber, then I know I’ve succeeded. That’s my goal.”

The former Expedia man talked about leadership and paid tribute to his boss Barry Diller as the best listener he had come across, on his own current team is to get to know them and at the same time looking at bringing new members to the team.

Dara admits on the perception Uber is facing right now and needs to fix it before moving forward, investors will be closely watching his approach and style. Uber has to bring cost down and consolidate its business amidst strong competition from Lyft and Grab in Asia where the company has been losing ground.