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Leaders Eat Last:
As much as people try to beat the laws of nature, there is always a correction. Nature abhors imbalance. Nothing can grow forever.
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Leaders Eat Last:
One point of view or a single, uncontested power is rarely a good thing.
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Leaders Eat Last:
…the value of two opposing forces, the tension of push and pull actually keeps things more stable. It’s all about balance.
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Leaders Eat Last:
As our wealth and attitudes changed, we started to transform from a country that would fight to protect a way of life into a country that would fight to protect the way we prefer to live.
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Leaders Eat Last:
…how can we ever feel safe at work? How can we feel committed to the jobs we have if the leaders of our companies aren’t committed to us.
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Leaders Eat Last:
Those in positions of authority and responsibility more readily allow outside constituents – sometimes unengaged constituents – to influence their decisions and actions.
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Leaders Eat Last:
Better products, services and experiences are usually the result of the employees who invented, innovated or supplied them.
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Leaders Eat Last:
As soon as people are put second on the priority list, differentiation gives way to commoditization.
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Leaders Eat Last:
…the more pressure the leaders of a public company feel to meet the expectations of an outside constituency, the more likely they are to reduce their capacity for better products and services.
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Leaders Eat Last:
If anything, prioritizing performance over people undermines the free market economy.
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