CEO Hatim Tyabji is pointing to a poster on his office wall. The poster consists of twelve blocks, each with a photo of an Irish setter. The first 11 blocks show the dog standing, thoroughly oblivious to a command to "sit." Finally, in block twelve, the Irish setter sits. "Good dog," reads the poster.
"To me, that is the essence of leadership," Tyabji declares. "Human beings are worse than the Irish setter. Leadership is an ongoing, nonstop, continuous process. I can't get disillusioned when I say 'sit' and nobody sits. So I just keep repeating the message."
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