Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23815563[^] Let's hope the successor will do a better job!
Wout
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23815563[^] Let's hope the successor will do a better job!
Wout
wout de zeeuw wrote:
Let's hope the successor will do a better job!
It would be almost impossible not to! :laugh:
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
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wout de zeeuw wrote:
Let's hope the successor will do a better job!
It would be almost impossible not to! :laugh:
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
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Depends on what you are measuring. He wasn't to bad when it came to throwing a chair. I suppose if they found someone more athletic they might have a better arm for it, but Ballmer make sure to practice as often as he could. ;P
It's rare, I would have thought, for a man with so little talent to rise quite so high. Unless you are talking about politicians.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
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It's rare, I would have thought, for a man with so little talent to rise quite so high. Unless you are talking about politicians.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
mark merrens wrote:
It's rare, I would have thought, for a man with so little talent to rise quite so high.
Bill Gates' Harvard chum? Ballmer was academically very bright though. Of course, that's no guarantee of being business/entrepreneur bright.
Kevin
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mark merrens wrote:
It's rare, I would have thought, for a man with so little talent to rise quite so high.
Bill Gates' Harvard chum? Ballmer was academically very bright though. Of course, that's no guarantee of being business/entrepreneur bright.
Kevin
The ability to pass exams is no guarantee of intelligence. I can provide examples. :-)
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
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The ability to pass exams is no guarantee of intelligence. I can provide examples. :-)
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
You probably need a modicum of intelligence for Harvard or Oxbridge I would guess. But, anyway, academic intelligence does not necessarily correlate with business intelligence.
Kevin
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You probably need a modicum of intelligence for Harvard or Oxbridge I would guess. But, anyway, academic intelligence does not necessarily correlate with business intelligence.
Kevin
Kevin McFarlane wrote:
But, anyway, academic intelligence does not necessarily correlate with business intelligence.
Doesn't correlate with any intelligence. I've known some pretty thick PhDs and some very smart people who never went to college. Taking it further, I think that the impetus to go to university for youngsters is almost overwhelming and, for the most part, completely wrong. What is the point of everyone having a degree??? Some kids should go and be plumbers or electricians or nurses. My daughter works in graduate recruitment and she now differentiates on a masters - merely having a bachelors is not enough to get you a great job any more. Plus, she has to hold seminars to show the kids how to get a job like what to wear, how to shake hands, how to maintain eye contact, etc. Bit sad, really.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
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Kevin McFarlane wrote:
But, anyway, academic intelligence does not necessarily correlate with business intelligence.
Doesn't correlate with any intelligence. I've known some pretty thick PhDs and some very smart people who never went to college. Taking it further, I think that the impetus to go to university for youngsters is almost overwhelming and, for the most part, completely wrong. What is the point of everyone having a degree??? Some kids should go and be plumbers or electricians or nurses. My daughter works in graduate recruitment and she now differentiates on a masters - merely having a bachelors is not enough to get you a great job any more. Plus, she has to hold seminars to show the kids how to get a job like what to wear, how to shake hands, how to maintain eye contact, etc. Bit sad, really.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
I agree. The "everyone must have degrees" mania is totally insane.
Kevin