Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. — Bill Gates / Microsoft So true. Nothing ruins more businesses than early success. As a former employee of a few once-prosperous companies, I have some firsthand experience with this syndrome. Business is booming, profits are soaring, and the stockholders are… [Read more]
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It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do. — Steve Jobs 1955–2011 Amen. I reckon maybe 20% of big employers get this. The rest insist on second-guessing your every move — Ultimately prolonging the problem you… [Read more]