“This quadrant, which has high autonomy and low focus, is about engineering leaders pushing it and wanting to maximize their potential but lacking the connection to the business. This was very common during the ZIRP days when raising VC money was extremely easy. Thus, tech executives had a lot of leeway and could do this sort of “performative leadership” without having to justify their actions.”
https://avivbenyosef.com/tech-executive-alignment/