> The biggest issue with what you just said is "this quarter". The shortsightedness of "this quarter" is the downfall. It is possible that for the greatest good

> The biggest issue with what you just said is "this quarter". The shortsightedness of "this quarter" is the downfall. It is possible that for the greatest good in "number go up" measurement, that this quarter "number not go up" is acceptable if it means "number go up" is possible for longer later. Another problem is the shortsightedness of "this quarter" can actually work for a long time, until it doesn't. People who kick the can down the road don't always realize what they're doing, because they never stuck around to pay the piper for that decision they made. Then problems are easy to excuse as the incompetence of the last guy(s), and the can-kicker can imagine themselves as some great business leader.