
…een most young geniuses who excel in math and science and those who demonstrate leadership ability. It may be that the learning curve to become a sophisticated engineer is so steep that this generation’s brightest don’t have enough time to study the great leaders of antiquity, consider their place in the world from political and philosophical perspectives, or even do things …
At Microsoft, I was given a piece of advice that I really liked: “You will either start your career as a PM being a good starter or a good finisher, and you’re not a good PM until you’re really good at both.” I was naturally a better starter. That advice made me think a lot more about how to finish things …