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A Management Secret

Posted by editormum on 26 February 2012 in Leadership, Work |

I think the secret about management is really to make sure that the people that you work with are not afraid to deliver bad news [to you]. —Fred Smith, founder and CEO of FedEx in an interview with MSNBC on 15 February 2012.  

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On Work

Posted by editormum on 1 July 2011 in Work |

There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. — Indira Gandhi

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On Recognizing Opportunity

Posted by editormum on 19 January 2011 in Work |

Most people miss opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. — Thomas A. Edison

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On Procrastination

Posted by editormum on 10 September 2010 in Work |

Procrastination is opportunity’s assassin. — Victor Kiam

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On Discipline

Posted by editormum on 30 August 2010 in Character, Work |

The secret of discipline is motivation. When a man is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself. — Sir Alexander Paterson

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Moments of Growth

Posted by editormum on 27 October 2005 in Character |

In every department of life, [a sense of disappointment or anticlimax] marks the transition from dreaming aspiration to laborious doing. — C.S. Lewis, in The Screwtape Letters

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On the Worship of God

Posted by editormum on 6 September 2005 in Character |

This faith [Christianity] is not like a deed to a house in which one may live with full rights of possession. It is more like a kit of tools with which a man may build him a house. The tools will be worth just what he does with them. When he lays them down, they […]

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A Swedish Proverb Says…

Posted by editormum on 8 March 2005 in Character |

God gives every bird its worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.

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On Self-Respect

Posted by editormum on 20 December 2004 in Character, Work |

If you resent having to work for a living, then you can’t possibly respect yourself, and if you can’t respect yourself, you can just forget about the people around you. — Montel Williams

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Career Advice

Posted by editormum on 8 December 2004 in Work |

Every job has its problems. A key consideration in choosing a career is determining what type of problems you enjoy solving. — Steve Elledge

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