Indeed, until the bubble burst and the public turned nasty at the start of the decade, the cult of the celebrity chief executive seemed to demand bossly narcissism, as evidence that a firm was being led by an all-conquering hero.

• 实际上；直到十几年前泡沫经济开始破裂；公众感到厌恶以前；对知名首席执行官的崇拜似乎需要老板式地自大；以此来证明公司由一个战无不胜的英雄人物领军.