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Article: Lights, Camera, 'Question Time'!(Jonathan Alter; BETWEEN THE LINES)(John McCain, Barack Obama)
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- May 26, 2008
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Byline: Jonathan Alter
What if West Virginia had come earlier? What if Florida had kept its primary on Super Tuesday?
In their recent book about tough decisions, "Hard Call," John McCain and his coauthor and top aide, Mark Salter, devote a memorable chapter to Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rickey is best remembered for integrating baseball by bringing up Jackie Robinson. But Rickey is also the author of a fine piece of advice in this commencement season, that "luck is the residue of design." This idea of planning with an eye on serendipity is one of the least-appreciated skills any leader can possess. It helps explain not ...