From: news@analogconsultants.com   
      
   On 11/27/25 2:59 AM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:   
   > Joerg  wrote:   
   >   
   > [...]   
   >> As an employer I would not want to have to spend time and their wages to   
   >> teach someone stuff they should know.   
   >   
   > For many years the Philips organisation had a policy of taking on people   
   > who had shown great ability in one specialism and allowing them to train   
   > themselves in a different specialism which the company required.  It   
   > seemed to work well as a long-term strategy and there were many   
   > discoveries and inventions attributable to it.   
   >   
      
   However, they tend to rejuvenate innovation capability by acquiring   
   smaller companies. Both of my employers were bought by Philips. So they   
   didn't train their own people to develop the products but bought whole   
   teams from external.   
      
   And now they sold much of their component business to the Chinese, with   
   no so great yet predictable consequences :-(   
      
      
   > Most companies can't afford to think long-term any more.   
   >   
      
   Almost none of them does, usually it's quarter to quarter :-(   
      
   Real innovation happens in small and very small companies. At least   
   until they get bought out and then you start another one.   
      
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   Regards, Joerg   
      
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