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The secrets of judging character are right in front of us. All we have to do is use them. Yet many people let those potential insights slip away.
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…at the moments when assessors must decide on someone’s potential, listening for clues about what could go right can be as delicate as trying to pick up baby’s heartbeat through the muffled layers of heavy winter clothing.
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If top performers don’t feel tied into the organization that hires them, all their marvelous potential may be useless.
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Being willing to see people’s potential is especially important in smaller, scrappier organizations.
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Anything that separates us from the impact our words and actions have on other people has the potential to lead us down a dangerous path.
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By imagining failure in advance… you can anticipate some of the potential problems and avoid them once the actual project begins.
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We are much more bothered by the downside potential of changing course than we are by the downside potential of staying on the path we’re already on.
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…like everything else that potentially improves quitting behavior, just because your portfolio is diversified doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re going to make great choices about what to quit and what to keep pursuing.
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Leaders commonly fall into the trap of evaluating people solely by whether they’ve achieved a goal or not. When they do that, they’re increasing the potential for escalation of commitment.
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Flourishing isn’t about pleasure or satisfaction; it’s about living up to our fullest potential. And to truly flourish, we have to be optimistic about our own abilities and opportunities for success.
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