Bill Gates' Brain and Leadership Lessons

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You may have watched or heard the great speechaway who have nothing in common with you but
that Bill Gates delivered in Harvard on June 7th. Histheir humanity."
main message may be summarized in this paragraph:A noteworthy aspect of the speech was the display
"And I hope you will come back here to Harvard 30of what neuroscientists call Executive Functions,
years from now and reflect on what you have donewhich are located in our Frontal Lobes-the part of our
with your talent and your energy. I hope you willbrains that enable us to learn and adapt to new
judge yourselves not on your professionalenvironments. The brain region that makes a "sharp
accomplishments alone, but also on how well youbrain".
have addressed the world's deepest inequities