Gandhi and Mandela and Churchill and JFK and Reagan and Thatcher and Sarkozy and Franklin and Washington set the tone to an incredible degree-their “personal style” was their “brand.” (“It” starts with personal style of the tip-top leadership team.
TOM PETERSMomentum is a fragile force. Its worst enemy: procrastination. Its best friend: a deadline (think Election Day). Implication no. 1 (and there is no no. 2): Get to work! NOW!
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Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, ‘Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.’ Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!
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Mistakes are life. Mistakes are not to be tolerated…they are to be encouraged. The bigger the better.
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The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.
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For me, reading is reading.
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The good news – and it is largely good news – is that everyone has a chance to stand out. Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills. Everyone has a chance to be a brand worthy of remark
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Usage tends to be global, while funding tends tobe local. When we allow it to happen, usage of a digital library is remarkably diverse and widespread.
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The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.
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Now that I have adopted into my own daily life a device that makes music and spoken-word files easy to access from anywhere, I have tempered my skepticism.
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Success requires a persistent misreading of the odds.
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A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
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As a consumer, you want to associate with brands whose powerful presence creates a halo effect that rubs off on you.
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One simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.
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You are your projects!
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Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.
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What is my personal strategy for the next 10 hours? Who can I talk with or what can I volunteer for to learn something new?
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