Sublime

Not only do managers need to develop the personal capacity to manage, but they also must be able to create a context in which others are willing to learn and change so their organizations can continually adapt and innovate.

no company can prosper over the long term if every employee is a free agent, motivated solely by greed, no matter how smart he is. No company can function if it only hires brilliant MBAs—and sets them against each other. There is a reason companies value team players, just as there’s a reason that people who get along with others tend to do well in

The president also initiated a program to identify employees who had positive disruptive ideas and working styles.

An integrated cascade of choices

The higher one rises in an organization, the more one must be a generalist.

Locate the decision maker.

Peter Drucker.

Then a program was launched to promote cultural alignment within 30 top teams, with an emphasis on clarifying priorities, making authentic connections, and developing team norms that would bring the new culture to life.

The critical difference between exceptional and average managers—the exceptional managers motivate, develop, and lead people even though they’ve got to drive the business.