While I don't agree with this single reduction of the cause to just "imitation", I do really like his views on jobs in general. One quote I remember him saying

While I don't agree with this single reduction of the cause to just "imitation", I do really like his views on jobs in general. One quote I remember him saying is "You should never have to leave a job involuntarily". An interesting way to think about this is to read any CEO's book on leadership and compare it to the actions they have taken in the last few years to see if it represents authenticity or imitation. If imitation works, then you ought to do it. Which seems to be working for these companies especially looking at hiring trends over the last few years and the layoffs recently. Imitation is at the heart of human survival after all. It just sucks that in the world of knowledge work, the division of labor is still there. Many knowledge workers are capable of becoming specialists in relatively short periods of time. But rather the focus remains hiring new people who have the specialty today. That seems to me to be a big takeaway for these companies who lay off already loyal employees, culture fits, and show the curious persistence of learning.