This is an old old article. I read it many times when I was doing my CS PhD. There is a quote on initiative that always resonated with me. "The difference betwe

This is an old old article. I read it many times when I was doing my CS PhD. There is a quote on initiative that always resonated with me. "The difference between people who exercise initiative and those who don't is literally the difference between night and day. I'm not talking about a 25 to 50 percent difference in effectiveness; I'm talking about a 5000-plus percent difference, particularly if they are smart, aware, and sensitive to others."