You have to look at the circumstances. If you were an airline laying off pilots in April 2020, no, this wasn't a C-level failure. Sometimes, the layoffs were be

You have to look at the circumstances. If you were an airline laying off pilots in April 2020, no, this wasn't a C-level failure. Sometimes, the layoffs were because of bad C-level decisions, and leadership should take a hard look at how did performed and if they should still be there. And sometimes, even if leadership screwed up, the uncertainty if they leave isn't worth it.