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You need to have an organization that is designed to innovate and is managed so that it does so.
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163 |
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Unless someone is accountable for getting things done, things will not get done… Only an accountable and empowered manager can get things done.
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174 |
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…innovation will be important if management thinks it is important and adequately conveys that message to employees through communications, organization, and incentives.
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176 |
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If none of what you are doing requires your full attention, it is fine to multitask. Just be aware that you make mistakes, miss key bits of information, be impolite, and fail to produce your best work.
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020 |
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It is unreasonable to expect the impossible of yourself, yet many of us feel guilty when we do not achieve the impossible, even though we know full well it is impossible to do the impossible.
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076 |
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When it comes to a document… try your best to 1) respond to it right away, 2) put it in a labeled file, or 3) throw it away. In the majority of instances, choice ‘3’ is the best.
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078 |
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There’s no stopping this electronic world now… We are accomplishing great things these days. We are increasingly free from offices and wires and boring meetings or down time.
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088 |
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As demands mount, people lose the ability to stop and think, to prioritize and to say no. Fear clouds their judgment.
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107 |
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Speed grips attention. Speed excites. Speed speeds you out of boredom. Nothing is boring if it’s fast enough.
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120 |
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We love speed not because it is deep, original, valuable, or important. We love it mainly because it is exciting.
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122 |
