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Umm, if the product is software the domain expertise helps for that, but im not sure how companies like Shell or United Airlines benifit from a software CEO.
by anaganisk 6y ago
Umm, if the product is software the domain expertise helps for that, but im not sure how companies like Shell or United Airlines benifit from a software CEO.
- selcuka 6y agoTo be fair they listed the first 10 companies by market cap. It's not their fault neither Shell nor United Airlines made it to the top 10.
- replyifuagree 6y agoYeah, another software engineering CEO has put a real damper on Shell's stock price - Elon Musk with his EV revolution
- csomar 6y agoI don't know for Shell, but for airlines; maybe it's having a website/app that actually works.
- jnwatson 6y ago"Systems thinking" is useful to manage any organization. I don't know if it scales, but I can't count the number of times I've seen an engineer put in charge of a project just because they can understand a data flow diagram. Software is eating the world. IT costs and benefits are high. Getting IT right in many organizations is now more vital than ever before.