Sure, some skill and competence and "conscientiousness" might move you from the bottom to the middle, maybe, if you're lucky, it's still a roll of the dice.

(IFF) CEOs ARE SO FUCKING SMART (THEN) WHY DID THEY NEED A BAILOUT ??

AND IF YOU THINK THEY WERE SMART BECAUSE THEY PREDICTED THE BAILOUT, THEN THEY ARE PSYCHOPATHS.