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I think it’s wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.

Tom Peters

I used to be skeptical when educators and technologists predicted that we may be entering a new era of oral culture, in which audible information will be at least as important as visible information.
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Entering Important May
Cost does not equal value… and low cost parts decrease brand equity for a very long time.
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Cost Elapsed Long
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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Important Media Ultimately Want
Divas do it, golfers do it, pilots do it, violists do it, sprinters do it, soldiers do it, surgeons do it, astronauts do it…only business people think it isn’t necessary to train.
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People Teamwork Thinking
The common wisdom is that … managers have to learn to motivate people. Nonsense. Employees bring their own motivation.
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Common Motivation People
Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.
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Better Body Feel Soul
Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
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Able Excellence Vision
The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
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Positive Productive Work Simple
…high end does not necessarily equal high price. It’s a matter of attitude.
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Attitide Attitude Matter
The populations of most cities around the world continue to grow. The reasonspeople congregate in cities are various and complex, and the dawn of the digital age has not put much of adamper on the human urge to congregate.
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Age Cities Congregate Digital
Entrepreneurs have no memories. They take on the world with a completely fresh view.
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Entrepreneur Memories Views
Leaders’ careers will usually be determined by their handling of one or two critical events that no one could possibly anticipate or plan for.
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Careers Leadership Two
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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Decision Leader Rap
The dominant culture in most big companies demands punishment for a mistake, no matter how useful, small, invisible.
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Culture Mistake Punishment
Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
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Essentials Knowing Loss
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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