As expected: Umno sacks Zaid

Umno cannot tolerate dissenting views. So everyone, especially Zaid, would have expected this decision. Attending PKR Congress is considered open defiance, so nothing less than sacking is sufficient.

It is a pity because whenever there is someone likeable by the general public, he is cosidered a bad example or like the proverbial bad apple which can spoil the whole barrel of apples.

I cannot help using one of Warren Buffet's tips on investments which basically means employing people better than him, to show how Umno misses out on a good leader:

People who join Berkshire Hathaway seldom leave. How do you get along well with all your executives?

I try to get quality people. I always say - Hire someone in your organization who is better than you are. If you do that, you build a company of giants. If you get people worse than yourself, you build a company of dwarfs. And do not try to do everything yourself. Delegate the jobs and look out of the window. The results will come. That's how you build institutions. It happens only when you empower others, believe in others. I am an investor, I am very secured at that, I have no clue how to make Coca-Cola or how to dole out credit cards (Mr. Buffett owns 8% of Coca-Cola and 13 % of American Express). I understand the wisdom of the aphorism that you cannot please all the people all the time. Of course, you will always find qualities that you don't like in people around you, but if you observe carefully the love of the work unites you both. There is no point in being obsessive about a bad quality in a person, whom you otherwise respect.