Xilinx – “It once was fun ...”

Pros

There was growth in revenue and within the employees
Company management once cared for the product, the customers and the employees
The benefits were great, the stock actually went up

Cons

That guy from Cadence took over as CEO and within 4 months, he turned the company upside down, bringing in his "yes" exec staff
Layoffs - Xilinx avoided them in dot com bust, but has now had 2 in 2 years: need I say more
So, exactly what is the company's strategic direction? Does anyone know or care?

Advice to Senior Management

Figure out that people want to care about what they are working on
Communicate what the strategy is
Take care of your most valuable asset - the human capital - or it will walk right out the door