C H A P T E R 8
A Wealth of Experience
Using the Past, Inventing the Future
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
—Pablo Picasso
AS I BROUGHT TO A CLOSE my eight-hour interview with A.G. Lafley, I was deeply struck with the power of well-considered and well-leveraged experiences.1 In walking through thirty-three years of decision-making experience with him, from running a U.S. Navy retail operation to running P&G since 2000, I came to appreciate how Lafley processed and capitalized on his experiences to become a consummate integrative thinker. The most striking aspect was how he used his experiences both to deepen his mastery and nurture his originality, rather than focusing on one at the expense ...
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