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The closer people live to the consequences of their decisions the more rational they become. Until leaders(and I use that term loosely) are held accountable, th

by datakan 5mo ago

The closer people live to the consequences of their decisions the more rational they become. Until leaders(and I use that term loosely) are held accountable, the insanity will continue.

greesil 5mo ago
Their only accountability is to the stock price. The insanity will continue.
- dfedbeef 5mo ago
  As long as our stock price continues to... Continues to rise... Which... Hmm... I'm just now reading our balance sheet. Is this number right? Great, thanks. As I was saying, you're all fired.
- Henchman21 5mo ago
  I’m willing to bet that most of us here are capable of acquiring pitchforks and torches. I predict that will be their comeuppance; it will begin a new era in history.
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oofbey 5mo ago
I’m sorry you are used to working with out of touch leadership. Not all companies are like that. Even big ones can have smart, empathetic leaders. Although very often money gets in the way of empathy.
- rf15 5mo ago
  Money alao has the problematic tendency to warp the people around you, it's its own kind of gravity. The more powerful you are the more you attract yesmannerism and the more you lose touch with what's going on.
- pdimitar 5mo ago
  You hiring?
- therealdrag0 5mo ago
  Also notably these attributes don’t make one infallible. I see a lot of engineers judging from the sidelines without any sense of how to run large orgs and how you have to make tough calls with imperfect info all the time.
- OutOfHere 5mo ago
  Being out of touch is the default state for leadership. They mostly just parrot the news with a multi-month lag.
mrandish 5mo ago
In addition to being true, this observation is profound. When designing any multi-step system that relies on humans making decisions, whether in governance, organizations or economies, placing root causes as close to end effects as possible is almost always better.

by datakan 5mo ago

The closer people live to the consequences of their decisions the more rational they become. Until leaders(and I use that term loosely) are held accountable, the insanity will continue.

greesil 5mo ago

Their only accountability is to the stock price. The insanity will continue.

dfedbeef 5mo ago
As long as our stock price continues to... Continues to rise... Which... Hmm... I'm just now reading our balance sheet. Is this number right? Great, thanks. As I was saying, you're all fired.
Henchman21 5mo ago
I’m willing to bet that most of us here are capable of acquiring pitchforks and torches. I predict that will be their comeuppance; it will begin a new era in history.
- cindyllm 5mo ago
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oofbey 5mo ago

I’m sorry you are used to working with out of touch leadership. Not all companies are like that. Even big ones can have smart, empathetic leaders. Although very often money gets in the way of empathy.

rf15 5mo ago
Money alao has the problematic tendency to warp the people around you, it's its own kind of gravity. The more powerful you are the more you attract yesmannerism and the more you lose touch with what's going on.
pdimitar 5mo ago
You hiring?
therealdrag0 5mo ago
Also notably these attributes don’t make one infallible. I see a lot of engineers judging from the sidelines without any sense of how to run large orgs and how you have to make tough calls with imperfect info all the time.
OutOfHere 5mo ago
Being out of touch is the default state for leadership. They mostly just parrot the news with a multi-month lag.

mrandish 5mo ago

In addition to being true, this observation is profound. When designing any multi-step system that relies on humans making decisions, whether in governance, organizations or economies, placing root causes as close to end effects as possible is almost always better.