The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we’re going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it.
TOM PETERSDot the i’s, cross the t’s, answer the phones promptly, send out errorless invoices, and in general never forget that the devil is in the details.
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All white-collar work is project work. The single salient fact that touches all of our lives is that work is being reinvented.
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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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Leadership is about tapping the wellsprings of human motivation – and about fundamental relations with one’s fellows.
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The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.
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Your calendar never lies. All we have is our time. The way we spend our time is our priorities, is our strategy. Your calendar knows what you really care about. Do you?
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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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Dot the i’s, cross the t’s, answer the phones promptly, send out errorless invoices, and in general never forget that the devil is in the details.
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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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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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Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period.
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What is my personal strategy for the next 10 hours? Who can I talk with or what can I volunteer for to learn something new?
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Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.
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Passion. The life of an entrepreneur is occasionally exhilarating, and almost always exhausting. Only unbridled passion for the concept is likely to see you through the 17-hour days (month after month) and the painful mistakes that are part and parcel of the start-up process.
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South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village – an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.
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Celebrate what you want to see more of.
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