Corporate BS and greed as motivation

Corporate politics and BS. Just the thought of it make me relish the day, I decided to leave that behind and go on my own. Because it was a farewell to so many things that I just don’t get and which, frankly, I think is counterproductive towards achieving anything real and substantial in the end.

Take Yahoo! for instance. During the last 18 months, they have apparently lost 114 executives due to internal turmoil, lack of direction, tough competion and just plain better offers elsewhere. Execution and direction have suffered as a consequence. And now a bunch more of them is looking to leave when their stock options vest in a couple of weeks time. Does that sound like a fun place to be?

I’m thinking: Let these execs leave. If I was running the ship, the last thing I wanted my senior people to be motivated by was their stock options. I realize they might be necessary as part of an overall package. But when that becomes the primary reason for you to hold on to a position, its time to part ways.