Isn't that pretty much what Steve Jobs did when he came back to Apple as CEO?
"Ultimately, Jobs axed more than 70 percent of Apple’s hardware and software products."
"His product cuts resulted in the layoffs of over 3000 employees"
"Jobs managed to force the resignation of most of Apple’s board members"
https://www.macworld.com/article/219225/steve-jobss-seven-ke...