In an age of artificial intelligence, automation, and lightning-fast decision-making, it's tempting to feel that mechanisms such as the Four Eyes Principle might be obsolete.
An important decision must stand up to more than one mind's scrutiny. It must pass the test of accountability.
— #ADME2025
In an age of artificial intelligence, automation, and lightning-fast decision-making, it's tempting to feel that mechanisms such as the Four Eyes Principle might be obsolete.
1. Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was famously exacting, yet he consistently credited the team around him.
2. Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg
At Facebook's early years, Zuckerberg deliberately paired himself with an experienced COO (Sheryl Sandberg), insisting on a two-person leadership model.
3. Page, Brin, and Schmidt's Triumvirate
In Google's early years, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin brought in seasoned business veteran Eric Schmidt as CEO in 2001.
An important decision must stand up to more than one mind's scrutiny.
