Experienced Points: Age of Kotick

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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/experienced-points/8169-Experienced-Points-Age-of-Kotick

2. He should be good at finding and attracting talent, and at inspiring and motivating his people.

The list of disgruntled former Activision employees is long. The relationship he has with his people is an antagonistic one. There are few people who aren't getting checks signed by Kotick that have nice things to say about him, and people who leave his employ usually have a lot of animosity for him. He's not known as "tough, but fair." Or, "hard-nosed but wise." Or even, "cutthroat but practical." He's just a regular old garden-variety jerk. If you were one of the top people in game development, would you want to work someplace where you've got to sue your employer to get your promised bonus after you make the most successful game in history?