One other thing that stuck out like the proverbial in the press conference/public execution announcement is this - and BGA keeps mentioning it;
'Our Core Business'
What the HELL is the Core Business? BGA certainly doesn't know, so how can staff (or anyone) possibly know what he means!
Define that, and then at least you know what IS then 'extraneous' and 'cuttable'. Otherwise you are simply looking at random acts of cruelty.