thomas cromwell is the instrument of both featuring the voice arguing for the separation of church of england from the church of rome and ultimately for thomas more's demise as well. ultimately ironically thomas cromwell lost his head as well. it is more sympathetic portrayal of a very skilled statesman very skilled manager who managed the kingdom of england for henry viii is also responsible for the destruction of the monasteries the breakup of church holdings and property and ultimately the severance of the relationship between england and the church of rome. some of the real depredations occurred under henry h.eight a great read this is the best biography of napoleon by andrew roberts and one volume is a stupendous read and very accessible read about who napoleon was and his triumphs and failures. he won almost all of his battles but unfortunately the ones he lost he was a brilliant statesman, brilliant manager, brilliant general but who kind of toward the end i think maybe because of hubris lost sight of his own techniques, his own lessons learned and ultimately they returned agai

. -- thomas cromwell. this is the best i've ever read of napoleon. in one volume it is a stupendous read, a very accessible read about who napoleon was in his triumphs and failures. he won almost all of his battles but the ones he loves her pretty dispositive. he was a brilliant state men, a brilliant manager, a brilliant general who kind of towards the end because of hubris kind of lost sight of his own techniques, his own lessons learned and ultimately were changed against him. this is a great read and the importance of napoleon to modern history. scott byrd wrote this wonderful biography. woodrow wilson a bit of a reappraisal. they have this mix of incredible progressive record in the white house, especially the first term statesman during world war i but also a richer great attitude towards race relations in america. but it's a great allen street and ultimately one appreciates the progressive moment the woodrow wilson most certainly take advantage of to the benefit of american might be a great single volume biography of woodrow wilson. this book,

wolfe hall, not anybody should take leadership secrets, but does a great recruited phrase from thomas cromwell, trust himself throughout, don't ask, don't g get. and i think that is essentially saying the same thing, that nobody's going to just present you with the answer if you don't take the ask for it. i agree. i think that more often than not i think women and men seem much more comfortable with asking for what they want. >> one great thing at least at our company is the annual review process. so that's what forces as a manager and forces of them to have that conversation and outline what their goals are, how they want to achieve in the previous year what you're looking for to do in the next year. that has been helpful in getting even the most reluctant people to step up to the plate and figure out what it is that they are looking for. that's been really helpful. >> i went quickly over the the question. i don't think it had a chance to enter, if there was a professional experience that was a formative in your career. did anyone else want to give some fine example? you answered i think very

read and coincidentally comes out as people are watching wolf hall on public radio also about thomas cromwells the single best biography i've ever read of napoleon. it's called napoleon by andrew roberts and in one volume is a stupendous read and very accessible read about who napoleon was and his triumphs and his failures. he won almost all of his battles but in fortune the ones who lost her pretty dispositive. he was a brilliant statesman, a brilliant manager, a brilliant general but the kind of toward the end i think maybe because of hubris kind of lost sight of his own techniques, his own lessons learned and ultimately they were turned against them. but this is a great read and a reappraisal, reassessment of the importance of the point even down to modern history. great read a street. a. scott berg wrote this wonderful out of it woodrow wilson, also a bit of a reappraisal. wilson had this mix of incredible progressive record in the white house, especially in his first term. statesmen during world war i but also certainly a retrograde attitude towards race relations in america. but it's a

there was a wonderful pbs series this fall called was called on thomas cromwell who was saved a little political figure in the time of henry viii worked for cardinal woolsey. he eventually lost his head was of the series and i thought that's a very serious and when i notice it was based on two novels by hillary mantell the first one being wolf haul in the second one to you the bodies i thought i'm going to read those. i'm looking forward to that read. i think it will be good one and i'm probably move on from there and at the righty of different books. hank paulson's book dealing with china. i do chance to deal with secretary paulson during the financial crisis in 2008 and frankly in the last couple of years of bush and administration. i appreciate frankly the service he rendered to the country at a very difficult time. he has had this whole aspect of a career with china getting as a young man and probably knows more about the chinese and is going to be a competitor and hopefully a partner of ours for many decades to come. for as far as we can see in the future so wanted to get to know