Brian, you wrote:
"a man uniquely in the Position to improve the value of the business and situation of Shareholders ... won't do anything because his primary thought is that he might "harm himself" financially"

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Laurie wrote:
"Perhaps Cliff could be the hero..."
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I write:
It's always easy from the outside to judge people (I try to avoid it but am not immune of course from doing so) and IMO you have to see that Cliff is not a hero but a normal employee who surely had completely different plans for his time with PTSC.

Now he's stuck with this situation (TPL going BK, Leckrone a crook, the infringers reluctant, his BoD colleagues maybe not supporting him fully et al) and still is a normal person with a family.
Of course we want him to tear of his suit and put on the Superman shirt blasting the Leckrones and smashing the infringers - but that's not reality.
Not in U.S. businesses nor in European or Asian businesses.

Though media tell something different but the guys on top of the companys are for 99 % average joes and the only thing which is hero-like is their salaries.

GLTA