If you don’t have these feelings, I do not know how you can lead anyone. I have spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out how I was going to phase out certain players for whom I had strong feelings, but that was my job. I wasn’t hired to do anything but win.
BILL WALSHYou can make a point without being personal. Don’t insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less
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90 percent of the time the terms are misused or unnecessary. Not every image obtained from a computer is a screen shot.
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There has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it’s taking on those you lead.
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I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses
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Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
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We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year.
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I’ve observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure-and their ability to overcome it.
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Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that’s the critical factor.
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A burro is an ass. A burrow is a hole in the ground. As a journalist you are expected to know the difference.
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Calculated risks are part of what you do, but the idea that something completely crazy will work just because it’s completely crazy is completely crazy.
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Strength of will – is essential to your survival and success. The competitor who won’t go away, who won’t stay down, has one of the most formidable competitive advantages of all.
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Absorbing and overcoming this kind of punishment engenders a sober, steely toughness that results in a hardened sense of independence and a personal belief that you can take on anything, survive and win.
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Machines aren’t replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper
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Consistent effort is a consistent challenge.
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Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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If your why is strong enough you will figure out how!
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