On the subject of human capital, the authors imply that people are both the greatest source of wealth and the scarcest resource in the world. As a result, readers should tackle the book with a yellow marking pen and a watchful eye. See how many factoids and slogans you can bag. You'll be glad you did. The social rules governing wealth that worked in the stable, physical world, are creaking.
New ones tumble in.
Open systems thrive, closed ones wither. The virtual trumps the physical. The CRO manages and trades a corporation's business and financial risks and educates employees on managing risk. The gap in access to capital is now about access to intellectual capital. Pottruck, the president and co-CEO of Charles Schwab, has to be one of the smartest business leaders in the United States.