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But does that explain his position? Stated differently, does that mean that anyone with suffcient knowledge of marketing and mild autism will end up in the vicinity of BG?
My own view on the managerial careers is that they are like mosquitos - opportunistic bloodsuckers. Mosquitos cannot suck or pump blood, , their blood intake depends entirely on the pressure in the blood vessel to which they happen to tap. Same with managers and their salaries - right place, righ time and a direct assent to high pressure cash flows. This is evidenced by the fact that there are many people with extraordinary abilities, entrepreneurial talents and what not. Only few with those talents make it to th etop. Moreover, some of those wjo make it have no talents.
In my old counrty, there was the following joke from the central planning era. A new steel mill was built and the search for the CEO was announced. Three people came to an interview: and American, a Russian, and a Jew. They all had to answer the same question: how much is two times two? The American took out his pocket calculator, punched in the numbers and pronounced "Four." The Russian picked up the phone, called Kremlin, asked for their official position on the issue, and upon hearing the answer he pronounced "Four." The Jew replied "It depneds, if we owe them - three; if they owe us - five."
Does anyone know who got the CEO position? The right answer is: the CP secretary's nephew.
Regards,
Wojtek Sokolowski