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Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.

Tom Peters

A vibrant, rich, growing corpus of public-domain books is a vital public good – similar to parks, the infrastructure of basic services, and other hallmarks of any advanced society.
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Book Growing Hallmark Parks
Who comes first? Don’t be silly, says King Hal; it’s employees. That is – and this dear Watson, is elementary – if you genuinely want to put customers first, you must put employees more first.
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Business Customer Genuine Kings Silly
Ultimately, I think that the growth and sustainability of the e-book movement depends on authors and end-users (readers).
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Book Growth Thinking
Learning is a matter of intensity not elapsed time.
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Learning Matter Teaching
I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave ideas. Because it is brave to mortgage the house, when you’ve got two kids, to start a coffee shop.
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Coffee Kids Passion
Excellence is not an aspiration. Excellence is what you do in the next five minutes.
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Excellence Minutes Next
What gets measured gets done.
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Done Inspirational Customer Service Measurement
Effective listening is a professional achievement-achieved only through hard work.
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Achievement Effective Hard Listening Work
Hire attitude train skills.
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Attitude Skills Train
Integrity may be about little things as much or more than big ones.
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Integrity Littles May
Accept change as a friend. And don’t take yourself too seriously.
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Accepting Change
I think it’s wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.
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Needs Thinking World
A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
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Approach Growth Passive
You are your projects!
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Country Execution People Projects
The day firing becomes easy is the day to fire yourself.
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Easy Fire Wisdom Yourself
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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Demand Elements Important

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