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Never accept mediocrity. Remember, Great People are your only competitive advantage.
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The moment a leader allows himself to become the primary reality people worry about, rather than reality being the primary reality, you have a recipe for mediocrity, or worse.
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72 |
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Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.
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156 |
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The choice isn’t between success and failure; it’s between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity.
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The choice isn’t between success and failure; it’s between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity.
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51 |
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When most of your employees believe their organization’s primary purpose is to make money, the organization is destined for mediocrity.
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High achievers tend to have major weaknesses. People without major weaknesses tend to be mediocre.
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We learn more by examining why a great company fell into mediocrity (or worse) and comparing it to a company that sustained its success than we do by merely studying successful enterprise.
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The signature of mediocrity is an unwillingness to change. The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.
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Institutional self-perpetuation holds no legitimate place in a world of scarce resources; institutional mediocrity should be terminated, or transformed into excellence.
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