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The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.

Tom Peters

A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
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Approach Growth Passive
Don’t let the vision be shot through with holes, but be damn sure some of your best and brightest are shooting at it — with bazookas as well as sniper’s rifles.
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Bazookas Rifles Vision
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
And remember: Everything in business is a paradox. To be excellent, you have to be consistent. When you’re consistent, you’re vulnerable to attack. Yes, it’s a paradox. Now deal with it!
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Business Remembers Everything Vulnerable
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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Devil Entrepreneur Phones
People of all demographic categories and geographic regions will access a good digital library.
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Digital Library People
With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
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Faster Moving Race
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 good news – and it is largely good news – is that everyone has a chance to stand out. Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills. Everyone has a chance to be a brand worthy of remark
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Builds Chance Everyone News Skills
If no one is pissed-off with you then you are dead but just haven’t figured it out yet.
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Knowledge Learning Off Pissed
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
Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.
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Inspirational Leader Ultimate
Without exception, the dominance and coherence of culture proved to be an essential quality of the excellent companies.
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Culture Essentials Quality
Hire attitude train skills.
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Attitude Skills Train
Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
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Essentials Knowing Loss
Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, ‘Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.’ Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!
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Leader Peter Principles

The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.

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