61.   Programming talent is now seen as such an essential component of any successful company that some see it as worth fighting over.

62.   Seagram, which has a successful record company of its own, can offer economies of scale that are not available to the firms.

63.   Schwab has been the most successful company in its industry in recent years.

64.   So what are the key ingredients of a successful Internet company?

65.   Some of the hot issues of that era, such as Electronic Data Systems, became successful companies, but most did not.

66.   Spoken like a true CEO of a successful company.

67.   Successful companies are the ones moving away from the command-and-control style and spreading the decision-making.

68.   Successful companies strive to improve their people and processes so that they continually perform higher-quality work in shorter time frames.

69.   Still, Levin has been faulted for a shakeup at Warner Music, once the most successful company in its industry.

70.   Successful companies saw the plans as a way to reward employees with an additional benefit.