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“In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. ”
“In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. ”
In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less.
The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.
The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they are expected to do - they always reach.
Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.
If I had to sum up in one word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.
We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?
Are we going to be a services power? The double-cheeseburger-hold-the-mayo kings of the world?
