a great quote from this Salon article on CEOs and business:
McNealy’s attitude is the culmination of the last decade’s ascendant ethos for U.S. business: near worship and lavish compensation for people who “make things happen” coupled with near contempt and minimal rewards for people who “make things work.”
It goes on to discuss how CEOs are often disconnected from understanding how the products they sell or products they purchase for their employees to use work, and how that failure of understanding causes major financial problems.