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Nov 30, 2006

Speculator: notes from the throne

The secrets of great leadership are brought out of the closet for the modern-day CEO

Five hundred years ago, Sir John Harington, the inventor of the modern flush toilet, said: ‘Treason doth rarely prosper... for if it prosper, none dare call it treason.’ With the oleaginous toadyism that lubricates most organizations, there are indeed few who care to challenge whoever is on the throne, whether it is the president of the US or the CEO of a major corporation. But they will all be quick to cheer whoever stabs the leader in the back and takes their place. So, despite

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