“My responsibility is to get my 25 guys playing for the name on the front of their uniform and not the one on the back.” – Tommy Lasorda The Harvard Business Essentials: Manager’s Toolkit lists the following six characteristics of an effective team: – Competence – A clear and compelling goal – Commitment to a ...
“In the depth of winter, I finally learnt that within me there lay an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus French Noble Prize-winner Albert Camus had a philosophy of life which, while influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialism, was uniquely his own. He believed that the world and human beings are essentially absurd, but at the same ...
“We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.” – Lyndon B. Johnson Employees can be aggravating. They will not listen to you. They will make mistakes constantly. And they will never be as good as you were when you had their job. It’s time for a reality check if this ...
“What’s possible won’t happen just because it’s possible.” – Al and Laura Ries In order to make the possible happen, it takes someone with foresight, imagination, and drive to see it through. But, how many business ideas or inventions never get off the ground? So-called “idea people” can sit around and think up ideas all ...
“Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.” – Marshall Goldsmith Clawing your way to the top requires a degree of self-centeredness. Unless you’re the CEO’s son or daughter, in order to get promoted, you’ve probably demonstrated determination and focus, maintained high work standards, and achieved or ...
“Given a chance beyond love and physical attractiveness, I prefer to marry a woman who can manage a business.” – Thomas J. Stanley Successful professionals know that having a supportive spouse is a huge asset. According to Thomas J. Stanley in The Millionaire Mind, your spouse will also influence how well you do in business. ...
“The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.” – Margaret Carty Working as a team can be demanding. A team comprises many different personalities that each person on the team has to learn to work with. There are often issues to deal with, such as someone not doing his ...
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“Every cloud has its silver lining, but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.” – Don Marquis Maybe you think your latest project is going so well that you’ve already put in a bid on that new Porsche you’ve had your eyes on. Or you’ve made a deposit on the ...
“Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?” – Clifford Stoll Clifford Stoll, author of ‘Silicon Snake Oil’, makes an astute point when he says we all hide behind our computers. We spend too much time surfing the web at work, researching just one more way to get the answer we ...
“In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is failing. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.” – Seth Godin There are many ways to stand out in a crowded field. In some industries, it can be as simple as giving topnotch customer service, or maybe offering an additional value that ...
