Some of today's wisdom (in no particular order) that struck a cord in me:
Communication is the responsibility of the sender (not the receiver).
Research shows that one’s average income equates to the average salaries of the 5 people you hang out with all the time.
Common sense is not so common.
A clever way to curtail cell phone interruptions in a meeting is to agree up front that anyone who lets their cell phone ring during the meeting agrees to write a $25 check to their favorite charity.
McDonald’s turnover is 300% each year.
What got you here, won’t get you there.
Can take a 250 watt bulb and put it in a lamp and light a room. If you put it in a laser you can cut steel. Focus, focus, focus.
When you’re in a crisis and have to resort to paying staff “double time” – it’s like giving them a drug.
Leaders shouldn’t be looking for perfection; but, rather for synthesis.
The attention span of the human being is 20 seconds; every 20 seconds your mind wanders to something else
There is no such thing as “best practice”..there’s only “better practice.”
Hmmm, I need to be hanging out with a few more prosperous people...lol....Yeah...I like the synthises vrs. perfection deal...a good one for me to remember...and I like the contrast between best and better practice...thanks for the gems...cmj
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