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Originally posted by Griff
This looks like a generational difference of perspective.
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Maybe. But you'll find this total focus on image at the top of most large corporations too, most of whom are headed by ex-marketing folk, (who do an oh, so good job of selling *themselves*).
It actually explains a lot of the total bullshit you see from those organizations, too. A CEO doesn't have to have a real reputaion, just has to "build his brand" long enough to retire. With today's compensation packages that doesn't take long.
Of course, "image-based accounting" has gotten a lot of investor and regulator attention lately too. Funny how investors don't want to buy stock in a company that only "looks good" until the gloss wears off.