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You know the American television sitcom The Office?

Well it ran for nine seasons and the show was a major success by almost any measure.

I mean it won multiple Emmys, a Golden Globe, more than a dozen other major awards.

And more than that, references to the show and its characters have penetrated workplace culture,

just like Scott Adams' Dilbert comics before them.

Without a doubt, the key ingredient to the show's success was Steve Corell's hilarious portrayal of the

League character Michael Scott.

The Fundamentals of Business, the fundamentals of business.

Mental is a part of the word.

I have underlined it.

Because you're mental, if you don't have a good time, you have to enjoy it. The magic in the character was just how oblivious he

was. Here's Correll talking about Scott. I think he's a man who clearly lacks self-awareness.

And I've always said that if he even caught

a glimpse of who he really is, his head would explode. And then there's this.

If you don't know a Michael Scott, you are Michael Scott.

We all love watching the character,

but no one wants to work for him, let alone be him.

As a leader, Alan Mulally is best known not only for his successful tenure as CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes,

but also his stunning turnaround to Ford Motor Company.

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