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Re:Why do incompetent managers get promoted? by PeterStuer on Friday February 14, 2020 @12:50PM (#22328507)
In large companies the connection between personal performance and company results is incredibly weak.

At the lower rungs this is because of how little influence there is on the big picture. On the higher rungs this is because everything has been completely de-risked through outsourcing of responsibility, depersonalizing potential blame in case of failure while at the same time allowing full credit basking when things didn't fail.

Re:Why do incompetent managers get promoted? by achillesheels on Friday February 14, 2020 @02:42PM (#22329604)
This is how a Kodak can develop digital cameras yet go bankrupt when their revenue model breaks.