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> It is not "an insight a child would have". Are you sure? Children listen to janitors just as much as they listen to anyone else. One's job doesn't matter t
by naikrovek 6y ago
> It is not "an insight a child would have".
Are you sure? Children listen to janitors just as much as they listen to anyone else. One's job doesn't matter to a child; they know they can learn from anyone. Very few CEOs know this. Hell, very few ADULTS know this.
I didn't intend "an insight a child would have" to mean that such an idea is a basic thing everyone knows, I literally meant "an inside a child would have."
- takeiteasyy 6y agoYou can become the world's first CEO with a boardroom full of janitors
- squeaky-clean 6y agoChildren will also chase a ball into a busy street, or eat candy for every meal if given the chance. Maybe there's a virtue to knowing which childlike behaviors are worth keeping.
- naikrovek 6y agoAgain, I am not commenting on the general skill of a child...
- andreilys 6y agoThe trouble is that there's a torrential flood of information coming at you as a CEO. You have to be selective with where you sample your information. Sometimes this filter is too strict (only listening to VP's), but if your filter is too loose then you will spend your days drowning in information that might not be all that useful
- naikrovek 6y agoGood leadership is orthogonal to the amount of incoming information. I am not saying that all CEOs should listen to all janitors; I'm saying that all CEOs should have, at a bare minimum, good leadership skills.