There’s other successful hardware+software companies (Apple, Tesla) but they have had strong guidance (micromanagement even) from very strong minded leaders.

There’s other successful hardware+software companies (Apple, Tesla) but they have had strong guidance (micromanagement even) from very strong minded leaders. Whereas a company like VW will get a new CEO every few years. How can you really create deep organizational change without a strong top down leader that understands what needs to get done?