Its also a reflection of the specific places in corporate America he was in. Adams worked in banks and telecoms during the seventies and the eighties. Even to

Its also a reflection of the specific places in corporate America he was in. Adams worked in banks and telecoms during the seventies and the eighties. Even today, these industries are quite slow moving, and back then, the pace of change was absolutely glacial. Its not hard to imagine that one's experience would be colored by dealing with people who know they have a job for life no matter what they do, simply because their corporation is a monopoly in its field.