Katherine K. Clark also had to become a turnaround artist to keep Landmark Systems alive. She founded the company in 1983 to sell a special software product that helped monitor the performance of mainframe computers. But when the mainframe market began to collapse, Landmark Systems fell, too. But Clark reinvented Landmark Systems' product line so that it could be used with network servers and PCs. Clark's biggest eccentricity may be her voice-mail messages, which change regularly.
Average minds discuss events.
Small minds discuss people. This is Kathy and you can leave me a confidential message at the tone. But in recent years, it has been smooth sailing, indeed. Robert says that in its 17 years, his firm has averaged more than a 30 percent annual return on capital, and over the past six years, returns of more than 60 percent. There's still that lingering, gnawing fear that you could be back where you started.