CHAPTER 9

Well, Nobody’s Perfect

The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.

—Robert Bloch

The show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a huge success, shown in around 160 countries.

The show did have an issue in one country, however, at the point when contestants ask the audience for their advice. What normally happens is that the audience genuinely give the best answer they can. However, in this one country, the audience tends to deliberately mislead the contestants by voting for the wrong answer. It’s a cultural attitude toward another’s success—or failure.

Leadership is a daily practice, a journey, not a destination. We believe that journeys should be as fulfilling—or even as enjoyable—as the destination. ...

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