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.
BILL WALSHI often think about the class differences involved in “jobs” vs. “careers.”
More Bill Walsh Quotes
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I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses
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The proper use of commas is often more art than science.
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If your why is strong enough you will figure out how!
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These are all negative manifestations of ego, and if you are not alert to them, you get diverted and your work becomes diffused. Ego in these cases makes people insensitive to how they work with others and it ends up interfering with the real goal of any group efforts.
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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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As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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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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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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Everybody isn’t everybody.
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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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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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Strength of will – is essential to your survival and success. The competitor who won’t go away, who won’t stay down, has one of the most formidable competitive advantages of all.
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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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I’ve observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure-and their ability to overcome it.
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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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