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> As a VP, choosing the wrong product line can definitely get you removed from your position.

In theory. In practice they'll blame someone else and use the information they control the flow of as proof. Politics matters more than ability to improve things overall. The Director who gets promoted is the one who saves the VP's backside in the previous example and not the one who increased revenue five fold.



This is why VP's own P&Ls. It doesn't matter if it's someone else's fault. You own the P&L and it's your job to fix it.




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