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> Why aren't companies adequently training and selecting managers, when it's the biggest effector of their performance vs their competitors? To the extent that dysfunctional management is nearly ubiquitous?

That's how the world used to work, back in the 90s and before.

It doesn't work today, since job mobility is so high. What's the point in training up someone, just for them to jump ship to a competitor for a healthy pay raise?



Yep, also pension plans going away and the fact those same employees can even get that substantial pay raise isn't the problem at all.

Pay employees well, give them a dream to catch and make sure they won't die miserable and would you believe they may just decide to stick around.


A skilled acquirer would've interviewed engineering before moving forward, ostensibly on the grounds of "knowing what they're buying". They'd then know who to give bonuses and promotions to, vs those to kick out, from day one.




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