Many gems are in here. - If you can’t fire friends, don’t hire them. - Finally, firing for bad performance is easier than having to fire good people because y

Many gems are in here. - If you can’t fire friends, don’t hire them. - Finally, firing for bad performance is easier than having to fire good people because you’ve run out of money, so fire the bad people before you have to fire the good people too. - The best way to avoid politics isn’t to ignore politics, but to spend your time on it. I'm interested in the backstory of the author too.