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    Default EA's Riccitiello "didn't know anything about games"

    EA's Riccitiello "didn't know anything about games"

    Former EA execs discuss the highs and lows of Riccitiello

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    that's a bit of ouch statement eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by James View Post
    EA's Riccitiello "didn't know anything about games"

    Former EA execs discuss the highs and lows of Riccitiello
    True for a lot of people on positions of management. They just don't know what they are managing apart from doing resource management. Pick any company and you may find one or more of this as it turns true...
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    Well, sometimes that's ok. I don't know if it is in this case necessarily, but running a company is about more than the products. I've seen numerous cases where people with no prior experience in one industry step into senior management positions and do well simply because solid business principles are universal. It doesn't matter if you're selling cars, insurance or video games.

    This guy obviously missed the ball somewhere. His performance was shocking.

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    I don't know if anyone remembers a show that used to come on called Back to the Floor, where owners and higher level management, particularly the ones that were hired into management were given a week to go work in the company in an entry level position so that they could learn the highs and lows of that position, job etc.
    Seems more people should be doing that.
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