If your why is strong enough you will figure out how!
BILL WALSHThere has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it’s taking on those you lead.
More Bill Walsh Quotes
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As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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Everybody’s got an opinion. Leaders are paid to make a decision. The difference between offering an opinion and making a decision is the difference between working for the leader and being the leader.
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Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
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My 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.
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There has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it’s taking on those you lead.
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By 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.
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Afford 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.
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Calculated 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.
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Absorbing and overcoming this kind of punishment engenders a sober, steely toughness that results in a hardened sense of independence and a personal belief that you can take on anything, survive and win.
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A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don’t allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines
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Machines 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
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I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses
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Everybody isn’t everybody.
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We all know gifs are pronounced “jifs,” right? Their creator says so, damn it!
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We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year.
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