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One size NEVER fits all. One size fits one. Period

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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
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Economist
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Baltimore
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Champions are pioneers, and pioneers get shot at. The companies that get the most from champions, therefore, are those that have rich support network so their pioneers will flourish. This point is so important it's hard to overstress. No support systems, no champions. No champions, no innovations.
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