Who's Going, Who's Staying, and When

We want this guy to leave, but we're worried what will happen when he does.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak clung to power Thursday, saying on state television that he'd delegate powers to his vice president but stopped short of the resignation demanded by hundreds of thousands of protesters massed in the center of the country's capital.

We don't want this guy to leave, and we're worried what will happen when he does.

Three weeks into a medical leave he took "to focus on my health," Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs is staying closely involved in the company's strategic decisions and product development, according to people familiar with the matter. (snip)

Among products he is continuing to work on are the next version of the iPad tablet computer, expected out in the next couple of months, and a new iPhone, expected to be released this summer, said two of these people.

Finally, there's another guy about whose departure, if it happens in January, 2013, I'm not worried about at all. It's hard to envision how any half-way experienced manager, irrespective of ideology, could have done worse.

But we don't have to talk about that now. Besides, as recent events have shown, a lot can happen in two years to change our thinking.