I think it’s wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.
TOM PETERSGarbage! Intuition is the new physics. It’s an Einsteinian, seven-sense, practical way to make tough decisions. Bottom line, circa 2001 to 2010: The crazier the times are, the more important it is for leaders to develop and to trust their intuition.
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People of all demographic categories and geographic regions will access a good digital library.
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It doesn’t matter what product or service you’re offering; there is unlimited ability to improve the quality of anything.
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The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.
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You can only improve what you measure.
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Celebrate what you want to see more of.
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The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an un-satiated passion for learning and dare-deviltry.
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The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it’s not fun, you’re wasting your life.
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Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period.
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The idea of intimately entwining with customers [to get ideas] is an idea whose time has come.
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Business ceases to be work when you’re chasing a dream that has engorged you. (“Work should be more fun than fun” – Noel Coward.) And if the passion isn’t there. then biotech and plumbing will be equal drags.
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The world has not just “turned upside down”. It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace.
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A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
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Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change.
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Have you set high standards in the past that make it clear what level of performance you demand?
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Those who succeed always reach far beyond formal deputation, take initiatives, and take the heat when things go awry. That’s true in the military in times of war, true for 200 person manufacturing firms, and true at giant automakers or software companies.
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