“Yeah. That’s because Gerhard is impossible to work with,” he said.“He has an idea a minute and no one can keep up with him. We’re hoping you’ll last.” This was essential knowledge. Gerhard needed me to run fast with him and to help push his vision within the organization. He started stopping by my office every morning with new musings, and I started putting each into one of three buckets: (1) worth working on right away, (2) fine to take a few weeks to get to it, (3) not worth pursuing. Over time, I reordered the list, and he saw progress. He never questioned my judgment on how and why I had
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