The new guy publicly throwing the old guy under the bus is actually a a step in a recommended strategy  for turning a company around. See this blog post from Marc Andreessen&#x27;s archive: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;pmarchive.com&#x2F;guide_to_big_companies_part1.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;pmarchive.com&#x2F;guide_to_big_companies_part1.html</a>