William Hewlett of HP was dyslexic; mediocre in school until late
in college/grad school. He honed his skill at listening intently
to instructors and remembering lectures as he really couldn’t take good notes.
This and other great tidbits in the fine history of HP titled,
“Bill And Dave”.
I always liked a motto that was attributed to Bill Hewlett: “If it can’t be measured, it isn’t worth doing”.
I use it in my work all the time to illustrate to my colleagues the value of the quantitative expression of everyday business problems.