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You don't need to know someone personally to be able to discern whether their work is high quality or not. The idea of a meritocracy is that it's what they do, not who they are.

Very narrow areas of expertise can be very productive. Develop your own profile. Develop your own niche.

Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.

You must write to the people's expertise.

You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert.

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.

You can't build any kind of organization if you're not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.

I am a believer in people succeeding on merit.

I'm much more comfortable in a meritocracy and in reward for good work as opposed to a political environment, where I feel like all of that can be confused.