In the industrial age, the CEO sat on the top of the hierarchy and didn't have to listen to anybody . . . . In the information age, you have to listen to the ideas of people regardless of where they are in the organization.
Source: On Nation's Business Today, 1987.
-- John Sculley, (Apr 6 1939-____), US business executive; He created the Pepsi generation as president and CEO of Pepsi-Cola; also served as president and CEO of Apple Computer.