Similar to Locke, I too had an exemplar for conducting research, but my exemplar was positive. My lasting ‘‘take-away’’ from my exemplar, however, was the same as Locke’s. Ed Fleishman, Locke’s first boss, thrilled me by accepting an invitation to speak on the subject of leadership to the Weyerhaeuser Company. As the President of Division 14 (I/O Psychology) and as Editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology, Fleishman gave me invaluable advice: ‘‘Give your manuscript to your ‘enemies’ before you submit it to a journal; whereas your friends will tell you how good it is, your ‘enemies’ will gladly point out its weaknesses.’’ In short, don’t be defensive and do look at all the relevant facts. To this day, I heed his advice.