If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism – the failure to fail, and fail big, in an era of unprecedented volatility and ambiguity.
TOM PETERSKnowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
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We often hear that the digital age has resulted in a devaluing of time, space, and place. But I wonder if theseclaims are exaggerated.
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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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Authority never matches responsibility. That’s one of the great myths and delusions of all times. Winning managers and individual performers at all levels know that effectiveness means building your own network and creating your own authority.
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We cannot innovate without opening the door to havoc.
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Leaders trust their guts. “Intuition” is one of those good words that has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, intuition has become a “soft” notion.
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Progress is mostly the product of rogues.
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Learning is a matter of intensity not elapsed time.
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David Ogilvy contends that the greatest ad copywriters are marked by an insatiable curiosity ‘about every subject under the sun.’
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Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
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Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.
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Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
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I believe in the age of the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, that relationships are everything.
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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 find digital content much easier and more rewarding to interact with on screen than printed on paper.
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You can’t live life without an eraser.
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