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Re:Steve Ballmer was an underrated CEO by xkqd on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @12:49PM (#41986409)
This one’s on Jack Welch - a pioneer in short term gain over long term building. You absolutely can juice a company’s performance by going dog-eat-dog, but inevitably when the smoke clears you’re left with jackals and hyenas stretched too thin.

Always worth mentioning that this culturally altered America in a way that we’ll probably never unwind.

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Re:Steve Ballmer was an underrated CEO by alsetmusic on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @02:51PM (#41988044)
> Always worth mentioning that this culturally altered America in a way that we’ll probably never unwind.

I think this about a lot of things, such as certain events in politics or generative AI. I'm curious how you apply this to ruthless cutthroat policies at a handful of (admittedly quite large) tech companies?

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Re:Steve Ballmer was an underrated CEO by RobRivera on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @02:54PM (#41988073)
Culturally unwinds corporate america.

Go to any family business that scales a niche and you find golf course dealmaking and nepotism humming along with good ole fashion quiet cartel work.

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Re:Steve Ballmer was an underrated CEO by DowagerDave on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @02:59PM (#41988120)
Combined with the massive popularity of private equity in so many business areas now we're unlikely to see 100-year companies again.
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