Dr. No was respected and admired. He was honorable, courageous and detail oriented. And the whole company knew that every plan was strengthened by exposure to Dr. No’s refining fire. He was a most valuable executive. Then Howard left, and Dr. No was promoted. And quite soon, he lost the admiration of his colleagues. You see, Dr. No’s particular talent was to make small things out of big things. This talent had enabled him to take Howard’s crazy ideas and break them down into manageable projects, each of which could then be analyzed for costs, benefits and risks. But this talent was rendered
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