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That perhaps the true heightened state of enlightenment
is where the best solution to
morale problems sometimes is to simply fire all the unhappy people.
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That it really is easier to
do a job or assignment right than have to explain why you
didn’t.
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That satisfied clients is the best and only business strategy for a service company.
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That
the Management teams should be girding themselves to do battle with the
competition and not each other.
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That the culture often spoken of is, in fact, that combination
of shared values and not a
convenient excuse for not making needed changes.
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That leaders and “want-to-be-leaders” understand
that their followers recognize that
personal honor comes from the matching of words and deeds not because you talk
the
talk, or because you conduct yourself in some of life’s arenas with a certain dignity
or
style, or because when you deal with some people you conduct yourself in
a prescribed
manner. That it is not a cloak that you can wrap yourself in when its convenient.
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That young advocates
of change need to understand the simple truth that the power to
shape the company’s future is earned through persistence.
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That an overemphasis on celebrating
an individual success will lead people to believe
that excellence is an event and not a habit.
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That many of the problems faced in the past have
been solved when management
members didn’t play by the rules.
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That there is a difference between passion and drive.
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That the best decision makers are
those who are willing to suffer the most over their
decisions but still retain their ability to be decisive.
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That shareholders and management
will understand and accept the difference between
short term life style and long term happiness which comes from the ability to subordinate
what they want now for what they want eventually.
