> This is extremely common in big tech and known as empire building. Great companies focus on business performance not headcount. I'm more impressed with lead

> This is extremely common in big tech and known as empire building. Great companies focus on business performance not headcount. I'm more impressed with leaders that generate more positive metrics per dollar. Sometimes it takes headcount, but most of the time, a really great exec can make more revenue/growth/market share happen with the same or less headcount.