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Bad leadership always seems to result in heads rolling first before leadership is replaced

CEO John Riccitiello has already lost his job [1]

[1] https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/9/23910441/unity-ceo-presid...

I'd be happy to fuck up this badly and get fired for $12M. In fact, I'd do it for $11M!

https://www1.salary.com/John-Riccitiello-Salary-Bonus-Stock-...

Let's keep the bidding going. I'd do it for $10M!

$9M or I (don’t) walk!

He wasn't the only member of leadership.

The CEO did step down already: https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/09/john-riccitiello-steps-dow...

As a counter example, Flexport recently fired its CEO, then did layoffs after.

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