tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205333.post605597146201805211..comments2023-10-16T11:28:03.544+00:00Comments on Anomaly UK: LobotomisedAnomaly UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04780148789321563441noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205333.post-24286428616119711712012-07-06T22:03:39.244+00:002012-07-06T22:03:39.244+00:00It's true that it applies in business too. No...It's true that it applies in business too. Not that it's really a matter of "most" underlings being loyal or not: what I'm thinking of is quite a close personal relationship (it has to be a real two-way relationship, since it doesn't help me being loyal to my boss, if he doesn't know me well enough to be aware of it), and having just one "trusted lieutenant" makes a big difference. Beyond five or six there are probably diminishing returns, and they would be coming too much into competition with each other. It's not unusual for senior business executives to have one or two such followers, though it does generate some suspicion.Anomaly UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780148789321563441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205333.post-71453706723413149052012-07-06T04:34:31.414+00:002012-07-06T04:34:31.414+00:00Note that this is as true in business. I get the i...Note that this is as true in business. I get the impression Steve Jobs had the full personal loyalty of most of Apple. Ballmer sure as hell doesn't at Microsoft, and I doubt Gates ever did either.Aaron Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05334056755840192313noreply@blogger.com