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What’s The Most Difficult CEO Skill? Managing Your Own Psychology

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Organizational design, process design, metrics, hiring and firing were all relatively straightforward skills to master compared to keeping my mind in check. If the sales team made unreasonable demands on the product organization, then that was my fault. —The Geto Boys, Mind Playing Tricks on Me. It kind of sucked to be me.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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“In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy.” He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries. The numerator (return) encourages more sales, which is fine. ” Who else does Clayton pray for?