The rise of the bean counters

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Here's an interesting article about how bean counters often rise in influence and power after the creative innovators create something great. The article does not mention Disney, but the theme certainly applies. Here'a a quote:

When it comes to American business, the visionaries are the ones who are dying — at least, losing their jobs. Ecclesiastically speaking, we're entering the new season of the bean counter.

During the bean counters' season, business leaders must learn to prize profits, not ideas; return on investment, not leaps of imagination; and short-term, incremental progress, not the next big thing. The vibrant, visionary days of the 1990s are gone. But, to be fair, the bean counters waited their turn and now will have their day.

And here's the link:
Bean Counters