“What kind of a guy is he?” I once asked a communications person as I sat at a bohemian reception waiting to interview her boss, a legend in the industry who had a reputation for curtness, brusqueness, and general terseness. He had just taken over from another legend.
“If the lift opened on the ground floor and you saw this guy in there headed up, you’d not join him in the lift as you would his predecessor," she said, “He’s efficient but he’s not known for his warmth. Not a guy you want to ride the lift up with.”
