The principal reason, invariably, most “successful” giant companies rather quickly become also-rans, or just amorphous blobs on the competitive landscape, is their failure to re-tool in anything like a fundamental way. In fact,
TOM PETERSSorry, but those are two of the most profoundly upsetting questions anyone can ask – upsetting because the answer should be obvious: Do what turns you on, not what the statistics say is best.
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We’re going to see leadership emerge as the most important element of business – the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply.
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You can’t live life without an eraser.
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You can’t think your way out of a box; you’ve got to act.
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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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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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Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change.
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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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One simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.
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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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Don’t ‘tolerate’ mistakes. Embrace them!
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A completely free library is as rare as a truly free lunch.
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I’m fundamentally not interested in the Fortune 500 companies – in US, Mexico, anywhere. The real backbones of economic growth are small and medium businesses.
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Fact is, the work place to a great extent is “where we live.” We need star accountants. Boffo saleswomen. Over-the-top creatives in marketing and new product development.
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I believe in the age of the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, that relationships are everything.
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The delivery and presentation media are important, and each format has its advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately I just want to read what I want to read, when and where I want.
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