[btilly]

Every time I've seen a good exec move from a company, over the next 6 months you see people follow them. Every. Single. Time.

To say that it is ridiculous for this to happen to Marissa is in my books the same as saying that she is not a good executive. People will follow her. The only question is who, and what their impact will be.

[MaysonL]

Especially given the currently depressed state of Yahoo stock, and the potentially enormous upside of the stock options that will undoubtedly be available.

[matwood]

Every time I've seen a good exec move from a company, over the next 6 months you see people follow them. Every. Single. Time.

Exactly. Now that she is a CEO, her old direct reports can follow her over and be in higher positions than they were at Google. They can have more control than they had at Google and implement their collective ideas as they see fit.

[rhizome]

I agree. As people move up, there often lurks a desire to "get the band back together."