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[[The Banker and the Fisherman]] | [[The Banker and the Fisherman]] | ||
False assumption: that the people who get to the top necessarily deserve it. | |||
*being in the right time at the right place has alot to be said for it: all the silicon valley titans were born within a few years of each other. Your time can come early or late. Would Steve Jobs, if born in 2017, be the revolutionary he was? Conversely, would Einstein's theory have made a dent in 1780? | |||
*it is dead easy being a peacetime General: in the corporate world there are thousands of senior managers who never face an existential crisis. Survivor bias: most of those who do aren't here to talk about it. | |||
*much of the complexity of modern management is precisely to conceal how uncomplicated management is. Jargon, technical language, continuing professional development, post graduate qualifications - these are cosmetic flourishes to make the task seem more complicated than it is. | |||
*there are generations | |||
===Organising principles=== | ===Organising principles=== | ||