In general, it is inappropriate to rely on the external sources for repayment because they will disappear if the firm's profitability declines or economic conditions deteriorate.
However, because of this instinctive ability, humans also came to categorize other humans - in other words, stereotyping them - the moment they laid eyes on them.
Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequent bad performance at the firm is suggestive, it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship.
While the quality of legal journalism varies greatly, there is an undue reliance amongst many journalists on interpretations supplied to them by lawyers.