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BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME
In the era of the knowledge worker, technical know-how and creativity are the new corporate assets. Combine these with business acumen and a highly competitive nature and you have a rare bird indeed. Throughout his tenure at the head of the world's most famous software company, Gates exemplified that rare bird. But it was also a remarkable piece of good fortune that carried him to an altitude where his special talents allowed him to soar. The first lessons from the Bill Gates school of business leadership are: