When the board was asked for details by the team, they said they
    couldn’t provide a specific example because Sam had been so 
    deft—as if he had cast a magic spell on them.

I've read pg et al singing praises about Sam, about the magic he works. I saw the /results/ when he became Reddit's CEO for a few days ('a child's play' for him, by his own admission: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3cs78i/comment/c... ). But his magic is done mostly behind-the-scenes and behind closed doors. To be the fly in the room to see the magic spells he casts, see the Sam Altman distortion field...