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Sérgio Moro, the investigating judge9 in the Lava Jato case, became a phenomenon. Within months of the first judgments, Moro’s image was everywhere. Demonstrators at a huge anti-government rally in March 2015 wore Moro masks or T-shirts bearing the slogan “We are all Moro”. Some even brandished novelty passports for the “Republic of Curitiba”. In O
... See moreRichard Lapper • Beef, Bible and bullets: Brazil in the age of Bolsonaro
Six years into his professional tennis career, Andre Agassi’s manager, Perry Rogers, arranged for them to have dinner with Brad Gilbert, a former pro who’d had a great career despite limited natural ability. Rogers had just read Gilbert’s book, Winning Ugly, and wanted to meet with Brad, he told him, “to get your take on Andre’... See more
Bill Walsh had the ability to change the way people thought—not just how we performed a task, but how we thought and felt about who we were. In the beginning, when we were as bad as we were, nobody was thinking about a Super Bowl. Our goal in life was just to be pretty good. Bill’s goal in life was to convince us that we could be great. And he did;
... See moreBill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh • The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Instead of assigning a project to one creative group, he had a habit of putting several groups in competition. It was enough, he once said, ‘to send strong men staggering to buy a goat farm.’
David Ogilvy • Ogilvy on Advertising

Para Bill, transmitir ousadia não era torcer cegamente. Ele acreditava que a maioria das pessoas tem valor, e tinha experiência suficiente e olho bom para o talento, de modo que, em geral, sabia do que estava falando. Ele tinha tanta credibilidade que, se dissesse que alguém poderia fazer alguma coisa, a pessoa acreditava, não porque Bill era um lí
... See moreEric Schimdt • O coach de um trilhão de dólares: O manual de liderança do Vale do Silício (Portuguese Edition)
A abordagem de Bill sempre foi ser sensato e construtivo, focar imediatamente o que deveria ser feito a respeito. Andrea Jung, que entrou para o conselho da Apple em 2008, chama isso de “aprendizagem para a frente”. Não importa o que aconteceu e quem é o culpado, e sim o que vamos fazer a respeito. Bill conseguia realizar esse truque sendo implacav
... See moreEric Schimdt • O coach de um trilhão de dólares: O manual de liderança do Vale do Silício (Portuguese Edition)
