A man in the Chicago office where Bill was an office boy had gone to MIT and encouraged him to apply. We just wanted to help kids who wanted to be helped. People first At Motorola, the people came first. Bill never wore a suit jacket because he didn't want to send the message he was different from the workers. No executive dining rooms or washrooms, he says.
People are equal.
Bill was famous for writing personal letters. He wrote thousands. Once he wrote an employee who saved his letter for 34 years. Millions of resumes crossed his desk. He did not pass one to personnel.