Of Higher Value Than Any One Leader

You Don't Want Lopsided Government. You Don't Want One Side Running Roughshod Over The Other.

Last, But Not Least, Avoid Cliches Like The Plague.

Nobody Stands Taller Than Those Willing To Stand Corrected.

I Was Standing Next To A Famed Geo-politician When The First News Of The Argentine Attack [on The Faulkland Islands] Was Received, And Heard Him Muse Incredulously: "an Old-fashioned Naval Battle. A War Between Two Civilized Nations, Perhaps With Even A Declaration Of War, And Later A Peace Conference. Wow." No Hostages, No Nukes, No Ideologies, No Religious Fanaticism; Just A Fair-and-square War Over National Interests - Hard To Believe, In This Day And Age.

The Ceo Era Gave Rise To The Cfo (not Certified Flying Object, As You Might Imagine, But Chief Financial Officer) And, Most Recently, The Cio, Chief Investment Officer, A Nice Boost For The Bookkeeper You Can't Afford To Give A Raise . . .