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Among Kelly Johnson’s strengths was a sure grasp of what mattered to his people and what didn’t. Most of them were engineers and tinkerers who hated paperwork, which he cut to an absolute minimum.
Patricia Ward Biederman • Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
Great Groups need to know that the person at the top will fight like a tiger for them. It was one of the things that the PARC group admired most about Bob Taylor. Interestingly, Tom West fought hard for his Eagle group at Data General but chose not to tell them, reasoning that it would only distract them from the project. As a result, some of his t
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The first human expedition to Mars was selected on the theory that the greatest danger to man was man himself.
Robert A. Heinlein • Stranger in a Strange Land
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Patricia Ward Biederman • Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
Exhibit a ferocious and intelligently applied work ethic directed at continual improvement; demonstrate respect for each person in the organization and the work he or she does; be deeply committed to learning and teaching, which means increasing my own expertise; be fair; demonstrate character; honor the direct connection between details and improv... See more