I think this a testament to the power of drive and passion. Doing the best he can for as long as he can is a way for the mentioned CEO, to leave the world with

I think this a testament to the power of drive and passion. Doing the best he can for as long as he can is a way for the mentioned CEO, to leave the world with a legacy. Thus, the persistence. I think with such passion, this terrible news is transformed into a phenomenal motivational factor that will hopefully push the company to preform better in shorter time. The stakes are higher because everyone at the company is connected to this personal struggle. The question is how to lead a firm where everyone considered the work to be a personal struggle without sacrificing so much.