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money appears to motivate only our interest in ourselves, making us selfish and self-centered...Money makes people feel self-sufficient, which also means they don't need or care about others it's each man for himself
Margaret Heffernan
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Margaret Heffernan
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 16
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We know - intellectually - that confronting an issue is the only way to resolve it. But any resolution will disrupt the status quo. Given the choice between conflict and change on the one hand, and inertia on the other, the ostrich position can seem very attractive.
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In our house, mother’s day is every day. Father’s day, too. In our house, parents count. They do important work and that work matters. One day just doesn’t cut for us.
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Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer.
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I'm all for ambition and stretch goals. I set them for myself. But leadership isn't the same as cheerleading. Believing in something is a necessary but absolutely insufficient condition for making it come true.
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Building businesses takes tremendous stamina, and success isn't achieved without it.
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One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know.
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Any fool can buy talent only real leaders develop it.
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In business, staying focused requires that you turn most opportunities down.
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Silence is the language of inertia.
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You cannot fix a problem that you refuse to acknowledge.
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Britain is famous for being great at inventing and poor at commercializing.
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Most people have their best ideas when they take their minds away from problems they're trying to solve.
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The biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and out there, but that we are willfully blind to.
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On overnight flights, I have trained myself to get to sleep almost instantly after takeoff. I always listen to the same audiobook on my iPod so my brain knows, regardless of time zone, that that voice means it's time for bed.
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It is nobody's right to be waited on and nobody's fate to do the waiting.
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The cell phone has become the adult's transitional object, replacing the toddler's teddy bear for comfort and a sense of belonging.
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Those in powerless positions aren't about to complain about bullying bosses, abusive supervisors or corrupt co-workers. There is no safe way to do so and no process that promises redress.
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We treasure what we can measure.
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Companies don't have ideas only people do. And what motivates people are the bonds and loyalty and trust they develop between each other. What matters is the mortar, not just the bricks.
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Openness isn't the end. It's the beginning.
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