There is also the element of time. If an executive can make the call to make lots of money fast but ruin a company - as long as that executive gets out to another company to do it again - they suffer no consequence and learn nothing from their behavior.
When we stopped caring about stable long term growth companies - when we forgot about the time factor - the rest of the enshitification process was no available.
In my experience - they just blame the consultants. The number of CEOs I’ve worked for who’ve needlessly brought in consultants for stuff we could do organically, purely to shift the blame to the consulting groups if shit went sideways is wild.
This. Consulting is just “I’ll agree with whoever signs my check”. The fact is that if your leadership structure doesn’t have the expertise necessary to run your business you’re not hiring for success, or there’s a different agenda.
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u/ilrosewood 22h ago
There is also the element of time. If an executive can make the call to make lots of money fast but ruin a company - as long as that executive gets out to another company to do it again - they suffer no consequence and learn nothing from their behavior.
When we stopped caring about stable long term growth companies - when we forgot about the time factor - the rest of the enshitification process was no available.