BY JENNIFER BEYER Wisdom is the Application of what you’ve Learned “It all comes back to people”, Nick said to me. Nick was my manager at Morgan Stanley.  His statement was simple and powerful and personified him as a leader; kind, caring and always giving of his time. We often think about professional success in results-oriented terms: the project was delivered on time, the deal you closed, the customer you saved. But these results are dependent on people. The collaboration of well intentioned people working together, consistently, and over time.