Maybe its Dunbar's number. These executives know and interact with so many people that perhaps its quite difficult for their minds to see their employees as pe

Maybe its Dunbar's number. These executives know and interact with so many people that perhaps its quite difficult for their minds to see their employees as people. But then, I've seen that attitude in startups. The passion for the company as a whole trumps everything so the people are easily disposable to them. Which, as in so many other areas of life, is completely backwards from what they perceive as logical.