> CEOs make their annual "do something incredible for profits, or lay off a bunch of people to cut expenses, or why not both" decision to lock in next year's bo

> CEOs make their annual "do something incredible for profits, or lay off a bunch of people to cut expenses, or why not both" decision to lock in next year's bonus. This is the reason why so much upper management appears so detached from actual work. They are under constant pressure to sell the next growth area (aka buzzword) to the CEO that cares about their own compensation not going down.