The Women CEO

Reporter: Mr. X, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate on your newfound fame.

Mr. X: Thank You.

Reporter: Such fame was unimaginable in the aftermath of the “Equality Wars of 2080s”. In the ensuing century, you have gone from an outcast to a probable Nobel Laureate.

Mr. X: It was, wasn’t it. But at my age, all the fame/accolades coming my way aren’t worth much. Vindication of my idea is what matters. I can die peacefully now.

Reporter: I hope you have a long life. But coming back to the agenda of this conversation, can you tell us how were you able to maintain your conviction for your idea amidst the onslaught of… hm.. all that came your way?

Mr. X: Did you know conviction has its basis on intuition rather than data?

Reporter: No, I didn’t. That’s a bold thing to say.

Mr. X: No, it isn’t. Atleast not for me. But it’s better if I explain. See, data is the measurable output of our interactions. Emphasis on the word - “Our”. We fucked up Economics with our “rational” assumption. Why should it be any different with “Data”. There are irrationalities, biases, and a helluva lot of emotions in the swamp of data - muddying it. And these are scalar quantities not vectors.. i.e. they don’t cancel each other out but rather add up. Imagine, if you can, a hundred thousands of such things adding up. Why will anyone sane not think that data is bullshit.

Reporter: Okay. I don’t agree with you but for the sake of this conversation, let’s assume you are correct. Then what?

Mr. X: Then nothing. Just my idea.

Reporter: That women make better CEOs than men.

Mr. X: Exactly !!!

Reporter: Okay. Why did your intuition point that way?

Mr. X: That’s simple. It’s basically as simple as connecting dots.

Dot 1 - CEOs are expected to deal with uncertainty and that’s why they are paid big bucks

Dot 2 - In the now, uncertainty are low probability events - another word for it exceptional events

Here I would like to reiterate that it’s in the “now” that we are looking at probable events and as such, low probability (in the future, given certain changes, they may turn out to be highly probable event)

Dot 3 - Women are exceptional at dealing with exceptional events

For proof of Dot 3, we only have to look at their shopping habits. It’s a vindication of Pareto’s rule, actually. You see 20% of their shopping effort is able to cater to 80% of their lifestyle needs but that doesn’t stop them from spending 80% of their shopping effort for the remaining 20% of lifestyle needs. In this context, let’s treat that 20% as a summation of many exceptional needs. While data combined with capitalism dictates that we stop at 20%, women take that 4 times longer mile. Can you imagine the foresight, the effort, the risk involved in doing so? You couldn’t. No one could for a long time. But that has changed now, hasn’t it?

Reporter: That’s extraordinary.

Mr. X: Women are extraordinary.

Reporter: Yes. Yes, that too.

Mr. X: I would now like to go and pee.

P.S. - Women are Chief Exceptional Officer (CEO) which makes them a great Chief Executive Officer (CEO).