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In putting together your standards, remember that it is essential to involve your entire team. Standards are not rules issued by the boss they are a collective identity. Remember, standards are the things that you do all the time and the things for which you hold one another accountable.

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
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