The trouble as I get older is the more I realize that all the companies that I think are doing things “right” (long-term thinking, ignoring quarterly results, emphasizing quality, etc.) have either gone out of business or been bought by the companies that abjure the practices that I think should have long term payoffs.
It’s been rather disheartening, but over the decades, I’m beginning to suspect that if my company took my advice, I’d drive it into the ground.
