President, Industry Solutions at Microsoft. Non exec board member at Zuora. Co-host Changemakers Podcast, co-author "Pivot to the Future." Curious, mountaineer.
Feb 26, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I grew up in the Iraq of Saddam Hussein. All long lasting dictators become disconnected from reality. To last a long time they need to be paranoid & ruthless sociopaths. So after a while anyone who dares to raise questions is gone. All that remains are the fawning yes-people.1/
Surround yourself with fawning yes-people and they will amplify your beliefs & paranoia. Hence the increasingly erratic choices over time. Eventually the dictator over reaches - and this normally does not end well. 2/
