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The tough question with respect to information activities is which of them belong together and which should be kept apart.
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419 |
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Accept it – different people need to be informed differently. And if you don’t adjust yourself to the way each of your bosses gets the message, you’ll be ineffectual.
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503 |
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In knowledge work, power comes from transmitting information to make it productive, not from hiding it.
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525 |
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Improving depends not on the quality of information you seek out, but the quality of the information you take in. Growth is less about how hard you work than how well you learn.
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044 |
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Cognitive skills that amplify our ability to take in and understand information lay the groundwork for becoming a sponge. As we become more spongelike, we become better equipped to achieve greater things.
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048 |
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Absorptive capacity is the ability to recognize, value, assimilate, and apply new information.
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049 |
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…when it comes to finding out about new jobs – or, for that matter, new information, or new ideas – ‘weak ties’ are always more important than strong ties.
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054 |
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There is a simple way to package information that, under the right circumstances, can make it irresistible. All you have to do is find it.
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132 |
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As human beings… we can only handle so much information at once. Once we pass a certain boundary, we become overwhelmed.
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176 |
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…putting information into a service instantly creates a sense of ownership for users and an inclination to commitment to add and maintain that value.
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188 |
