Orrin - I've been plagued (as I'm sure have others building their teams) with a mentality of "wait and see" from both prospects and teammates. THANK YOU for providing me a documented source of an acknowledged expert outside our game (thus an "objective" source of info) who concisely relates my reply that leadership trumps product/service, and better to get some sail up in advance of the gale. To this point I've been relying on Warren Buffet's "Brains, Energy, Character" but other than that CD (which has issues because of outdated pin-related terminology) didn't have something objective to point them toward to strengthen my reply. This day's post will greatly help, and over the next few weeks any additional support along this same vein would also be greatly appreciated - perhaps early missed opportunities to own McDonalds (ex. Chuck Yeager), Microsoft (IBM's turndown), etc. - I don't know the right examples/analogies, but know there's vast historical support for why someone wants to begin developing leadership skills and teambuilding in ADVANCE of the flood . . .