#5 is very interesting. Top companies try to mimic this, but it&#x27;s hard for companies that don&#x27;t grow their own people.<p>Accenture&#x2F;Facebook&#x2F;McKinsey&#x2F;Goldman all have common training programs that they put new hires through.  It might vary by function, but almost everyone does it.<p>One caveat is that (in my limited experience) military hires tend to obsess a little too much on chain of command.  Chain of command is important on the battlefield, but in corporate environments the best ideas come from anywhere.  And in the best companies, people focus more on being &quot;The best&quot; than being &quot;The leader&quot;.