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Not saying this happened at IBM, but sometimes correct people can be promoted into correct positions, in which case the company keeps going just fine. However,
by emerongi 7y ago
Not saying this happened at IBM, but sometimes correct people can be promoted into correct positions, in which case the company keeps going just fine.
However, at some point any company is probably bound to promote wrong people, who will end up promoting/hiring the wrong people under them, eventually completely changing the course of the business.
It seems like the death of a company is inevitable.
- segfaultbuserr 7y ago> It feels like the death of a company is inevitable. Which, from a higher perspective, is good. As it breaks down monopolies and give way to more innovative new companies.
- smolder 7y agoIt's good when we allow them to fail gracefully. I would hate to see what unscrupulous stuff a failing Google could do with all our info being held hostage.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 7y agoNo need to wait or wonder. Google Equifax.
- pfdietz 7y agoIt also happens that the circumstances that allowed a company to dominate come to an end. It would require heroic measures to move to a new form of dominance. Why should lightning strike again in the same place?
- peteradio 7y agoLightning will strike a place many times if the capital is expended to erect a lightning rod.
- segfaultbuserr 7y agoI nominate your comment for the Hacker News comment of the day.