Comment Re:Good For Him (Score 1) 74
The major problem is that fixing certain ingrained problems requires a certain amount of time and preparation to execute on properly. Many executives want results "now" so they can show value. That is what really needs to change, but unless we can somehow change that "immediate fix" mindset, it's going to continue to be fits and starts.
Of course, in their defense, sometimes the only way to deal with a persistent problem is to get out the machete and start whacking. You will lose some value, but you may end up freeing up resources to generate much more value than you are losing. This process eventually happens one way or another, either through some crisis or though outright revolution. It may be better for everyone for the person on the other end of the slashing tool to be looking at things rationally and not from a position of panic when some politician orders it to be done because it ended up on the Evening News.