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.
TOM PETERSThe dominant culture in most big companies demands punishment for a mistake, no matter how useful, small, invisible.
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Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.
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The workplace revolution that transformed the lives of blue-collar workers in the 1970s and 1980s is finally reaching the offices and cubicles of the white-collar workers.
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Celebrate what you want to see more of.
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Treat the customer as an appreciating asset.
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To meet the demands of the fast-changing competitive scene, we must simply learn to love change as much as we have hated it in the past.
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We often hear that the digital age has resulted in a devaluing of time, space, and place. But I wonder if theseclaims are exaggerated.
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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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Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
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If no one is pissed-off with you then you are dead but just haven’t figured it out yet.
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Integrity may be about little things as much or more than big ones.
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He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.
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If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.
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The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.
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Entrepreneurs have no memories. They take on the world with a completely fresh view.
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