When my company was still working closely with CN factories a few years ago (before the bans / clients no longer wanting to work with companies working with china etc), the CEO's of the factories we worked with all were electronic engineers at that company or another before; they all could jump in, debug schematics, sold and write firmware themselves. And they did. These were places with massive campuses with towering buildings with robots and a few (relative to the massive space) employees doing maintenance etc + prototyping.
It sounds so more reasonable to have a director who is actually technical, doesn't it? I'm absolutely amazed how this (to the east) contrasts to understanding (to the west) that directors rather need to know finance, strategic planning, and marketing, than the actual nuance of the work.
To be blunt this is exactly what is wrong with the “leadership” mindset in the west, as decisions are often made without understanding the “nuances” yet they are confident it would work.
"The biggest downfall of Concord, based on what Moriarty was told, is how the game had a "toxic positivity" vibe around its development, where no one was allowed to criticize any of the decisions made about the game."
