Sublime

Goldman Sachs: “You learn from day one around here that we gang-tackle problems. If your ego won’t permit that, you won’t be effective here.”2

such alumni are often the source of future business for the firm when they recommend to their corporate employers hiring their old firm

Unlike many of their competitors, all of the one-firm firms tend to “grow their own” professionals, rather than to make significant use of lateral hiring of senior professionals.

‘workmanlike’ players were selected instead of ‘stars’ and the appeal of the ‘David Beckham’ narrative (the instinctive belief that good-looking players are somehow better) was rejected.

Al Davis at Oakland (and by default, the great Sid Gillman under whom Al had served in San Diego with the Chargers);