Sublime

the curse of corporate life in Britain was the distinction between “gentlemen” and “players.” Far too many talentless amateurs rose to high positions, and far too many talented professionals were kept in the ranks.

Management consultant

Bill Gates saw where customer priorities were shifting in the computer industry time and time again—from languages to operating systems to applications to communications to the Internet.

Thought Leadership 101

“I’ve spent 40 years trying to select men for big jobs – ministers, civil servants, statutory boards’ chairmen. So I’ve gone through many systems, spoken to many CEOs, how did they select. Finally, I decided that Shell had the best system of them all, and the government switched from 40 attributes to three, which they called ‘helicopter qualities’,

suggest a way forward.

“if you want people to act like owners, then make them actual owners” of the business through the distribution of stock.

Watch out for the halo effect.

In the Plex,