Archive for February, 2010

I was calling as a “deal maker,” not a “deal breaker.” »

Originality is highly overrated. I don’t have an original bone in my body. All I do is take stuff that everybody knows and put it together. »

We’ve often heard the phrase “Winners are born, not made.” It’s not true. That phrase was written by a loser. »

We cannot judge things as being good or bad because we never have access to all the information… »

A professional is not blown about by the winds of the moment. Professionals stay focused on the successful accomplishment of their mission and they do the difficult things. »

Corporate culture is established at the top by one or two key people. Their deeds and behaviors will be injected through every vein of the organization. »

A special message to our many Chinese readers of the Thought of the Day... »

Accountability is a key factor in management because it is the cornerstone of empowerment and personal growth. If no one is accountable for a project, no one gets to grow through the experience of the project. »

Tom Peters says businesses should actually reward people for failure, because failure means risk and without risk there can be no success. If employees are afraid to make mistakes, they’ll be afraid to make much of anything! »

You SHOULD be able to clearly define and communicate the answer to this question posed by Marketing Guru, Dan Kennedy »