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Leadership does not mean getting people to do their job. It means getting people to do their best.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
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Make your decisions with your heart, and you'll end up with heart disease.
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A string of successes can kill you if they make you think, 'Hey, I'm smart I can't make any mistakes'.
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You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.
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You can't be passionate when you feel like it. You have to be passionate about your job, product or cause all the time. There's no off switch on a tiger.
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If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.
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One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
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Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
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Don't confuse visibility with credibility.
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Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs us of our skills, our judgment, and blinds us to creative solutions.
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Keep the customer actively involved throughout your presentation, and watch your results improve.
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I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston.
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Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic.
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By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw.
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Failure is not falling down but staying down.
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The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.
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The sale begins when the customer says yes.
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Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
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It's way easier to stay in the comfort zone, especially when things are going good than to go out on a limb and take some risks. My philosophy is exactly the opposite: Sometimes it's risky not to take a risk.
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