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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 23 Nov 2017
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    Many powerful people think they have a good balance between an inner circle that provides access, information and intellectual support, and a bouncer circle that blocks threats, people and noise. Many actually only have a pure bouncer circle and don't realize it.

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    • @simpolism Billy Smith Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. Eduardo Mercado Fabrizio Bruni Thyag Sundaramoorthy Simon Sarris The Mayor of Lodwar Town Jeffrey Bunn
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      1. edumurphy‏ @razorsmile 23 Nov 2017
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        That's how rebels turn into murderous dictators.

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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 23 Nov 2017
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        Replying to @CantHardyWait

        Anybody who lowers the probability of something getting through, whether or not they have obvious admin or attack dog type personas

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      3. Billy Smith‏ @billy74919063 23 Nov 2017
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        Bad attitude for your boss to have. They will "end up poisoned by the stink of their own reflections." - Herbert. And then they'll blame you for it. :D

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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 23 Nov 2017
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        A good emperor must wander the town disguised as a commoner once every two moons. -- ancient Confucious proverb I just made up.

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        I think @tom_peters already came up with MBWA (management by walking around).

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      1. Sam Panini  🇺🇸‏ @SampathPanini 23 Nov 2017
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        Would this effectively describe the circumstances of most members of Congress and all board members of Fortune 500 companies?

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        Wonder if some leaders *cough* Trump *cough* have an entire Truman show created around them by bouncers.

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      1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 23 Nov 2017
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        Interesting variability in effectiveness of that attitude by sector. In software, it is death. In oil and gas, you're probably fine stating within mover-and-shaker bubble at least in the medium term.

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        Advice i had from a programmer in the 1990's. Always keep an ear to the ground for the next big thing. If you don't, then your entire skill-set could be made obsolete in 5 years. If it feels like a treadmill, then you're in the wrong field.

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        Cleon I, insulated from the galaxy he ruled, confined to palace grounds, relied entirely on a small group of people for multiply-filtered information.

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