As I read the book Flags of our Fathers I was immediately captivated by the heroic events that took place on Iwo Jima. This book examines the meaning of a "hero" and how war affects the human experience of sacrifice and patriotism to our country. I then began to wonder how this book relates to this course, and then I suddenly knew that the complexities of this battle, the men, and the chaos were very similar to the turbulent world many of us face in the tech industry. Our business world today consists of so many different origins, races, and backgrounds; that diversity is similar to the six men from different corners of our nation that came together courageously and voluntarily to raise the flag. Much like the young men that fought on that island, we future business leaders need to understand that we won't always know our destiny or what our future holds for our companies, we need to remain flexible in our planning and understand that sacrifice is necessary to succeed. As the......
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