I believe in the age of the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, that relationships are everything.
TOM PETERSGarbage! Intuition is the new physics. It’s an Einsteinian, seven-sense, practical way to make tough decisions. Bottom line, circa 2001 to 2010: The crazier the times are, the more important it is for leaders to develop and to trust their intuition.
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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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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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Those who succeed always reach far beyond formal deputation, take initiatives, and take the heat when things go awry. That’s true in the military in times of war, true for 200 person manufacturing firms, and true at giant automakers or software companies.
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Quite simply, no matter how hard you try, no matter how “open” you are, you’ll end up surrounded by “yes people.” It’s hard not to believe people who are repeating your own ideas. Resist the temptation.
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Appreciation, applause, approval, respect – we all love it!
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…high end does not necessarily equal high price. It’s a matter of attitude.
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TRUST, not technology, is the issue of the decade.
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Business ceases to be work when you’re chasing a dream that has engorged you. (“Work should be more fun than fun” – Noel Coward.) And if the passion isn’t there. then biotech and plumbing will be equal drags.
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Treat the customer as an appreciating asset.
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Confidence means non-paralysis, a willingness to act, and act decisively, to start new things and cut failing ventures off.
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Effective listening is a professional achievement-achieved only through hard work.
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You can’t live life without an eraser.
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I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave ideas. Because it is brave to mortgage the house, when you’ve got two kids, to start a coffee shop.
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Your calendar never lies. All we have is our time. The way we spend our time is our priorities, is our strategy. Your calendar knows what you really care about. Do you?
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The dominant culture in most big companies demands punishment for a mistake, no matter how useful, small, invisible.
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