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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More Bill Walsh Quotes
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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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You can make a point without being personal. Don’t insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less
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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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We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year.
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Everybody isn’t everybody.
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Failure is part of success, an integral part. Everybody gets knocked down. Knowing it will happen and what you must do when it does is the first step back.
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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’m not one of those “omg texting kids rite bad” alarmists. I just think there’s an interesting nexus where the Internet itself hastened language change when it comes to Internet terms.
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When I give a speech at a corporate event, I often ask those in attendance, ‘Do you know how to tell if you’re doing the job?’ As heads start whispering back and forth, I provide these clue: ‘If you’re up at 3 A.M.
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“Extra effort,” in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns.
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Find a great mentor who believes in you, your life will change forever!
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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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Use all your knowledge to get their first. Set the trend and make the competition counter you
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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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For me the starting point for everything – before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience – is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you’re dead in the water.
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