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…most successful people learn to be competitive with their peers, and protective of their reputations. It is a challenge for them to turn those instincts off for the good of a team, but that is exactly what is required.
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Ironically, teams succeed because they are exceedingly human.
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If you can master the art of rethinking… you’ll be better positioned for success at work and happiness in life.
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…data suggest… that meaning is healthier than happiness, and that people who look for purpose in their work are more successful in pursuing their passions… than those who look for joy.
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We should be careful to avoid getting too attached to a particular route or even a particular destination. There isn’t one definition of success or one track to happiness.
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We tend to think we are forever barred from all manner of successes because of what we were or were not born with.
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If talent means that success is easy or rapid, as most people seem to believe, then something is obviously wrong with a talent-based explanation of high achievement.
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…[there’s] a tension every organization must deal with in order to become more successful.
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Organizations that are the most successful at building team performance are especially skilled at avoiding or addressing potential problems that are particularly toxic to the elements of deliberate practice…
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Yesterday’s formulas for success begin to sputter as jobs and society change. When that occurs, the best people stop being hired.
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