Leaders trust their guts. “Intuition” is one of those good words that has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, intuition has become a “soft” notion.
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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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The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.
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Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
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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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Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures.
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He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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Have you set high standards in the past that make it clear what level of performance you demand?
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The world has not just “turned upside down”. It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace.
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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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Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
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If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism – the failure to fail, and fail big, in an era of unprecedented volatility and ambiguity.
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Business is about people. It’s about passion. It’s about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas.
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Success requires a persistent misreading of the odds.
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Cost does not equal value… and low cost parts decrease brand equity for a very long time.
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I find digital content much easier and more rewarding to interact with on screen than printed on paper.
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People of all demographic categories and geographic regions will access a good digital library.
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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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Some people have argued that listening to a work of literature does not really promote literacy in the same way that reading does.
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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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If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.
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Something mysterious happens to a curious, fully engaged mind – and it happens as often as not, subconsciously. Strange little sparks are set off, connections made, insights triggered
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And remember: Everything in business is a paradox. To be excellent, you have to be consistent. When you’re consistent, you’re vulnerable to attack. Yes, it’s a paradox. Now deal with it!
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The populations of most cities around the world continue to grow. The reasonspeople congregate in cities are various and complex, and the dawn of the digital age has not put much of adamper on the human urge to congregate.
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I think it’s wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.
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Listen to Everyone. Ideas come from everywhere
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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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