<story><title>The annoying habits of highly effective people</title><url>https://www.economist.com/node/21751671</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>phakding</author><text>Never understood people&amp;#x27;s infatuation with reading CEO biographies. I&amp;#x27;ve read a few and never found anything in it that could relate to. May be I am not meant to be one of those people. Even if I worked hard, got in at work at 5 am every day, I don&amp;#x27;t think I could go from being a lowely team lead to cto or CEO of a multi billion dollar corporation. I don&amp;#x27;t think it just works that way. I could be very wrong, but that&amp;#x27;s my experience.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>manigandham</author><text>You&amp;#x27;re focused on the actions rather than the results. Common mistake.&lt;p&gt;People become leaders by creating and commanding change that positively affects the company. Land a major deal or create a new product line that doubles revenue? You&amp;#x27;re getting to the top.&lt;p&gt;Working harder than the others is part of this process, and sometimes that means you come in at 5am, but it&amp;#x27;s not a requirement nor is it something that anyone in that position actually focuses on as more than just a means to an end.</text></comment>
<story><title>The annoying habits of highly effective people</title><url>https://www.economist.com/node/21751671</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>phakding</author><text>Never understood people&amp;#x27;s infatuation with reading CEO biographies. I&amp;#x27;ve read a few and never found anything in it that could relate to. May be I am not meant to be one of those people. Even if I worked hard, got in at work at 5 am every day, I don&amp;#x27;t think I could go from being a lowely team lead to cto or CEO of a multi billion dollar corporation. I don&amp;#x27;t think it just works that way. I could be very wrong, but that&amp;#x27;s my experience.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jjoonathan</author><text>Same appeal as any other type of cargo-culting: it&amp;#x27;s a lot easier to get up at 5am, shake hands firmly, and dress for success than it is to spot an extreme growth opportunity, bet everything on it, and be correct.</text></comment>