Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Wednesday's End Thoughts

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.”

1 comment:

  1. 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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