Before you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.
BILL WALSHBefore you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.
BILL WALSHMachines aren’t replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper
BILL WALSHGood talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
BILL WALSHConsistent effort is a consistent challenge.
BILL WALSHConsistent motivation usually comes from a consuming desire to be able to perform at your best under pressure, namely, the pressure produced by tough competition.
BILL WALSHUse all your knowledge to get their first. Set the trend and make the competition counter you
BILL WALSHBy instinct we-leaders-want to run hard all the time; by intellect we know this is not possible. Reconciling those two positions in the context of leadership is an ongoing challenge.
BILL WALSHEverybody isn’t everybody.
BILL WALSHI have a sense of humor. I usually come off as very serious, but I definitely have a dry sense of humor.
BILL WALSHYou can only succeed when people are communicating, not just from the top down, but in complete interchange. Communication comes from fighting off my ego and listening.
BILL WALSHPsychologists suggest that there is a strong link between ego and competitiveness. All the great performers I’ve ever coached had ego to spare.
BILL WALSHCalculated risks are part of what you do, but the idea that something completely crazy will work just because it’s completely crazy is completely crazy.
BILL WALSHI caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses
BILL WALSHThe culture precedes positive results. It doesn’t get tacked on as an afterthought on your way to the victory stand. Champions behave like champions before they’re champions: they have a winning standard of performance before they are winners.
BILL WALSHMy theory is that, just like with omitting a final comma in a list when not essential for meaning, publishers are trying to save paper and ink or pixels on-screen.
BILL WALSHAfford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that’s the critical factor.
BILL WALSH