Rewards should go to teams as a whole.
TOM PETERSBe guided by the axiom: There are no limits to the ability to contribute on the part of a properly selected, well-trained, appropriately supported, and, above all, committed person.
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With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
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What you decide not to do is probably more important that what you decide to do.
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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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But there’s no substitute for getting smarter faster. And the way you get smarter is to screw around vigorously. Try stuff. See what works. See what fails miserably. Learn. Rinse. Repeat.
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The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.
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The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it’s not fun, you’re wasting your life.
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Leadership is about tapping the wellsprings of human motivation – and about fundamental relations with one’s fellows.
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What gets measured gets done.
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Authority never matches responsibility. That’s one of the great myths and delusions of all times. Winning managers and individual performers at all levels know that effectiveness means building your own network and creating your own authority.
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If you love your company and love what you do, you will serve your customers better-period!
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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.
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I believe in the age of the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, that relationships are everything.
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Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
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Today brands are everything, and all kinds of products and services – from accounting firms to sneaker makers to restaurants – are figuring out how to transcend the narrow boundaries of their categories and become a brand surrounded by a Tommy Hilfiger-like buzz.
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Accept change as a friend. And don’t take yourself too seriously.
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