The companys CEO even used mantras such as Everybody everywhere and Go out and innovate! Then a team of 25 handpicked managers spent a year in isolation dreaming up new ideas.
Later, Zuckerberg shut out his handpicked business manager, Eduardo Saverin, who had helped finance the fledgling project and turn it into an actual company.
And if the first day was any indication, the trial promises to be a complicated and contentious process that pits city workers and pensioners against Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan and his handpicked emergency manager for Detroit, Kevyn Orr.
You could also ask that flower-power hippie, Trump's handpicked director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats.
The rest of handpicked candidates were managers, including Mr. Huang, the only nominee for chairman.
So they fired his handpicked bench coach, Trey Hillman, and replaced him with Tim Wallach.
Furnishings come from Armani/Casa, naturally, but with customized hotel finishes; the Italian restaurant features seasonal local ingredients and a handpicked wine list; and "lifestyle managers" double as personal concierges.
But Mr. Silverstein, the developer of the site, nevertheless secured the right to put his imprint on the Lower Manhattan skyline when rebuilding officials agreed to appoint Mr. Childs, his handpicked architect, as the lead designer and project manager on the tower.
Logan Fox, the manager, said he is especially fond of the store's handpicked works of fiction.
These are Kim Jong Il's handpicked lieutenants.
