Originally Posted by
HeliComparator
It doesn't matter if the person who gets the job is an idiot or not. If he is an idiot, you can't get rid of him easily due to HR and employment issues. If he is good at his job, its not appreciated and the companys' attitude is that if he doesn't like something, he can be replaced by another bum on a seat. That tends to breed a culture of not bothering too much because why get stressed when you can just coast through your job and get your pay cheque at the end of the month?
Sadly this care less culture is rampant in many large companies today and even those individuals at the top with the will to change things face extraordinary challenges.
Most public companies require large numbers of people to be on board before any meaningful changes can take place and whenever one or two individuals come up with proposals, even if they are sound, there are invariably others who are eagre to challenge them, to emphasise the bottom line (which shareholders love) and find justifications for maintaining the status quo.
Therefore, it requires not only someone who understands the issues and has the guts to do something about it but, more significantly, the authority to make it happen.