George Lee Sye will always tell you he is more focused on ethical influence than the technical aspects of work. That doesn’t mean he isn’t knowledgeable technically.

What it does mean is he always looks at the technical aspects from the perspective of someone who wants to quickly and positively influence the thinking of audiences.

And that clearly biases his approach to the use of MS Excel. Many of the functions he sought out to learn were intended to help him present information to audiences in such a way that the insights from the information are able to be seen without too much work; something important to an effective influencer.