Or said “you do realize this isn’t good, right?” at any point later on. A really smart exec could have noticed a preponderance of negative internal feedback (o

Or said “you do realize this isn’t good, right?” at any point later on. A really smart exec could have noticed a preponderance of negative internal feedback (or solicited feedback if none was forthcoming) and fought to change course. That would have worked out a lot better for the company.