“When Chuck House wanted to develop the oscilloscope for HP, David Packard told him to abandon the project. Chuck went on "vacation" and came back with $2 million in orders. Packard later gave him an award inscribed with an accolade for "extraordinary contempt and defiance beyond the normal call of engineering."” WantedOrderHouseMillionsNormalProjectsExtraordinaryAbandonAwardsContemptVacationEngineeringDefianceChuckAccolades Author:Bob Sutton
“As this VP discovered, being a boss is much like being a high-status primate in any group: the creatures beneath you in the pecking order watch every move you make – and so they know a lot more about you than you know about them.” KnowsMovingOrderWatchesGroupsCreaturesBossPrimatesPecking Order Author:Bob Sutton
